Portugal qualified for the World Cup knockout stage after they beat Iran 2-0 in their second Group D tie here on Saturday.
They lumbered from end to end, desperate to stop the blue surge of Italian players and salvage their World Cup.
The Black Stars stunned the Czech Republic - ranked second in the world - 2-0 Saturday. A goal in the second minute gave them the lead and they peppered the Czech net the rest of the game before finally getting another goal.
Five days of opening World Cup calm ended with a volley of bottles and chairs as dozens of German hooligans clashed with police Wednesday before their country's pivotal win over Poland.
England, Ecuador and host nation Germany have advanced to the second round of the World Cup. Sweden hopes to join them soon.
Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said he was prepared to gamble on Ronaldo for Sunday's game against Australia after the striker suffered an illness scare.
While the vanquished Costa Ricans hung their heads in bewilderment, Ivan Kaviedes pulled a Spider-Man mask from his shorts -- in Ecuador's team color of yellow, of course -- stretched it over his head and ran around like a schoolboy.
Peter Crouch and his England teammates spent most of the game missing chances in front of the net. With the time ticking away and England only minutes from a shocking draw against tiny Trinidad and Tobago, Crouch made the best of his last opportunity.
The Swedes couldn't put the ball in the net against tiny Trinidad and Tobago. And through 88 minutes on Thursday night, they couldn't do it against Paraguay, either.
Drunk with delirium after their team's tense 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago, England fans celebrated peacefully with dancing in the streets and howls of joy and relief.
The World Cup hosts had hit two crossbars and been denied repeatedly by Poland goalie Artur Boruc. A scoreless tie appeared imminent.
Five England fans were arrested in Nuremberg overnight ahead of their side's World Cup Group B game against Trinidad & Tobago, a British police spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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