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pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup program in network history). 2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe, and the 11th time that it had been held in Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup. It was also the first World Cup to use the video

pos: Algeria national football team was appointed manager in June 2016, but resigned after two games. His successor, Lucas Alcaraz, was sacked after leading the team's failed bid to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, taking only one point from their first five matches in Group B. In 2017, Algeria lost 1–0 to Zambia which eliminated them from the World Cup in Russia. The Algerian National Football Team have traditionally played their home games at the 5 July Stadium, However, since 2009 The team has played most of its home games at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium. There are many new stadiums being built in Algeria,

pos: Ilya Bryzgalov year, he was named to the Russia's senior team for the 2000 World Championships, where he played in four games as Russia failed to reach the podium. Two years later, he competed for Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, earning bronze. Playing in a backup position, Bryzgalov did not appear in any games. However, Bryzgalov played in a more expanded role at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, playing in 240 minutes and recording a 2.34 GAA in three games. Bryzgalov received his first international gold medal at the 2009 World Championships after defeating Canada in

neg: Sergio Méndez at the 1965 CONCACAF Championship where he played all of the games. In the Championship he started in 6 games, substituted in 2 games and scored 5 goals for the Salvadoran team. He also played in all the world cup qualification games scoring 3 goals and the three subsequent matches at the 1970 World Cup Finals. Besides playing soccer and alongside being a professional soccer player, Méndez was pursuing his other passion of becoming a lawyer at the National University of El Salvador, at the time of his death he was already in his second year of his political science

neg: Canada national cricket team year again embarked on a tour of England. The tour was a much lower profile than the 1954 tour, with the games being against club sides, county second XIs, and minor counties. Canada had a 4/6 win/loss record on the tour, with a further six games being drawn. In 1979, Canada participated in the first ICC Trophy. They reached the final of the competition, which qualified them for the 1979 World Cup, where they played their first One Day Internationals. The World Cup was not a successful tournament for the Canadians though, and they failed to progress beyond the first

neg: Three-Cushion World Cup Games are played to 15 points using the set system. In the qualification round, the game is played to two winning sets and in the final round, to three winning sets. Since 2013, games are played in the qualifiers to 30 points and in the final round, to 40 points. Peter de Backer was disqualified in semifinals against Daniel Sánchez due to a positive doping test. Three-Cushion World Cup The Three-Cushion World Cup is an international tournament series in three-cushion billiards, which is held every year since 1986 between three and ten times a year. The World Cup was founded

neg: World Military Cup the Armed Forces Sports Council, which in 1948 became the International Military Sports Council (CISM). Great Britain won the first title and Czechoslovakia was the runner-up. In 1995, was created the first Military World Games where football competition take place in this games. Since 2013, the world championship is divided in 2 different competitions. The CISM World Football Cup is a four years cycle, the 2nd edition of the Cup was played from 15 to 28 January 2017 in Muscat, Oman. Additionally all 4 years at the Military World Games, football tournament - Military World Championship. Qualifying tournaments are: In

neg: Willows Sports Complex v New Zealand Legends. It also hosted England vs Papua New Guinea in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. With 2012 being an Olympic year and the games being held in London, the annual Rugby League Four Nations, usually held at the end of the NRL season, was not scheduled as a result. This has resulted in an end of year test between Australia and New Zealand being scheduled to be held at the Dairy Farmers Stadium on 13 October for its first international match since the 2008 World Cup. List of rugby league test matches played at the stadium.

neg: Tony Gigot that year, playing a total of 15 games and kicking two goals. He also represented Catalans in the 2010 Challenge Cup where he played 2 games and scored 1 try. In 2011, Gigot played 7 games throughout the season for the Catalans Dragons, kicking 1 goal. He once again represented Catalans in the 2011 Challenge Cup, where he played 1 game. As well as playing for the Catalan Dragons, in 2011 Gigot played 9 games on loan for Toulouse Olympique in the 2011 Championship. He scored 5 tries. After being released by Catalans, Gigot signed with the Avignon Bisons to

neg: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B Group B of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the , , , , and . Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all games played at Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville. After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round. <onlyinclude> "All times are local UTC+2." This was the first competitive game between Croatia and the Philippines. This was the

neg: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B 2008 Olympics. 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B Group B of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the , , , , and . Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all games played at Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville. After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round. <onlyinclude> "All times are local UTC+2." This was the first competitive game between Croatia and the Philippines. This

neg: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A 2013. 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A Group A of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for , , , , and . Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all games played at Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada. After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round. <onlyinclude> "All times are local UTC+2." This was the first competitive game between Egypt and Serbia. This was the fifth

neg: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A Group A of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for , , , , and . Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all games played at Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada. After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round. <onlyinclude> "All times are local UTC+2." This was the first competitive game between Egypt and Serbia. This was the fifth meeting

neg: Peter Gillespie the second on the second ball, and the third on the first ball. That year, he also played in all nine of Ireland's C & G Trophy games, against the MCC, in the European Championship and Intercontinental Cup games against Scotland and Namibia. He was named in Ireland's squad for Division One of the World Cricket League in January/February 2007, but he only played in the match against Kenya. He then played in an Intercontinental Cup game against the UAE before being named in Ireland's squad for the 2007 World Cup. He did not play in Ireland's first round matches

neg: Matt Pini different countries, Australia and Italy. He had 8 caps for the "Wallabies", from 1994 to 1995, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate. He played 2 games at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He adopted Italian citizenship, due to his Italian ancestry, which allowed him to represent Italy. He had 12 caps for his new country, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate, from 1998 to 2000. He played at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, being used in 3 games. He also played 4 games at the 2000 Six Nations Championship. He renounced the National Team the same year. He

neg: Bernard Dong Bortey a reference to Senegalese forward El Hadji Diouf due to similar style of play and his dyed hair. Bortey played twenty-seven games for the Ghanaian national football team and scored nine times; the latest game being in the qualifying stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup He also represented his homeland in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand, where he played 6 games and scored 3 goals. Bernard Dong Bortey Bernard Dong-Bortey (born 22 September 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer. Bortey began his career 2000 with Ghapoha Readers in Tema. One year later, he moved to Accra

neg: Derek Cornelius proclaimed the Most Valuable Player. In 2012, he played in the Oviedo Cup with PFC CSKA Moscow in Spain, then he played in the Milk Cup by CSKA Moscow in Northern Ireland where he led the team scoring four goals in the tournament. He ended that year by being invited to the CSKA Moscow Reserve Camp and by playing in the U21 Provincial and Men's Regional leagues, scoring 22 goals in 30 games. In 2013, he was selected for Canadian national under-17 team for camp in Florida and Costa Rica, and later selected for CONCACAF World Cup U17 Qualifier pre-camp

neg: National Rugby League Stars taking on the New Zealand Maori All Stars. Auckland Nines In 2014, the inaugural rugby league Nine's tournament took place, featuring all sixteen NRL clubs. It is staged at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. This two-day tournament has now become a regular fixture, taking place at the end of January each year. Women's nines games are also fixtured alongside the main tournament between the Australian and New Zealand women's teams. In 2018 the tournament was removed from the calendar due to the World Cup being played the previous year citing an excessive player workload. World Club Challenge The World

neg: Rick Davis where he scored two goals in the U.S. victory over Costa Rica. In 1984, he was also named the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year, the first year of the award. He played again at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Davis' experience and leadership led him to being named captain of the U.S. national team. In this capacity, he led the team during 1988, and was looking forward to the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying games in 1989. However, he suffered a serious knee injury in January 1989. Although he tried to work himself back into shape in order to make

neg: Dana Cup organised into age groups ranging from U12 to U19. In the first phase of play, games are played in a round-robin format with groups of 4 or 5 teams. Based on their results in this first phase, teams advance into either the 'A' or 'B' finals brackets where games are played in a knockout format. Dana Cup The Dana Cup, one of the world's largest football tournaments, takes place every year in the North Jutland town of Hjørring in Denmark at the end of July. In 2008 there were over 25,000 participants (players, coaches and referees) from all around the

neg: Mike Windischmann for the second round. Windischmann saw more personal success the next year when he was chosen as the 1989 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. He was also named as the captain for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification games. Windischmann's greatest achievement came when he captained the U.S. team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. This was the first time the U.S. had made it to the World Cup since 1950. By the time Windischmann retired in 1990, he held the national-team record for the most consecutive games played (36) and started (33). Windischmann also played for the U.S.

neg: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group D 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group D Group D of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for , , , , and . Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all of the games played at Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas, located in the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round. <onlyinclude> "All times are local UTC+1." This was the third meeting between

neg: Azerbaijan women's national football team led by Shamil Haydarov and captained by Kifayat Osmanova, losing 4–1 with its first goal scored by Svetlana Milyukhina, they played two matches later, in which they won against Estonia and lost against Bulgaria, they ended up eliminated from the tournament with 3 points. In 2009, Azerbaijan participated for the first time in a World Cup qualifying in Group 8, with Belgium, Czech Republic, Sweden and Wales, where it played three games, one won, one drawn and one lost before the end of the year. In 2010, Azerbaijan played five games for the qualifiers, losing them all and being eliminated

neg: 2009 Stanley Cup Finals with the Philadelphia Phillies winning the World Series the previous October. This was the second consecutive year that two American-based NHL teams competed for the championship, and the first time that two teams met in the Stanley Cup Finals in consecutive seasons since the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders did so in and . The first two games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on consecutive weekend nights—May 30 and 31—the first time that Finals games have been played on consecutive days since . Detroit's loss gave Mike Babcock the unfortunate distinction of being the first

neg: Waldemar Matysik matches) and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Waldemar Matysik Waldemar Józef Matysik (born 27 September 1961 in Stanica) is a retired Polish footballer. He played mostly for Górnik Zabrze, where he scored seven goals in 127 matches. In 1987, he went abroad and played for AJ Auxerre in France (110 matches) and later for Hamburger SV (94 matches, one goal) in Germany. In 1993, he went to Wuppertaler SV (35 games, two goals), a year later Matysik chose VfB 1914 Wissen (26 games).

neg: 2016 U-23 Baseball World Cup 2016 U-23 Baseball World Cup The 2016 U-23 World Baseball Cup was the second edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup since its inception in 2014 as the U-21 Baseball World Cup. The competition took place in Mexico between Oct. 28 and Nov. 6, 2016. A total of 50 games were played in three host cities: Monterrey, Saltillo, and Cadereyta. In the Gold Medal game, Japan defeated Australia with the score of 10:3. Korea defeated Panama with the score of 5:3 to win the Bronze Medal. Monterrey, Saltillo, and Cadereyta are the three cities where games were played. In Monterrey,

neg: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C Group C of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the , , the United States, , and . Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all of the games played at Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo (at Greater Bilbao). After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> "All times are local UTC+2." This was the first competitive game between Ukraine and the

neg: Will Greenwood did not play in any of the tests. This was one of the few games where Greenwood, contrary to his superstition, wore a number 12 jersey. He was handed his England debut later that year. Greenwood rebounded and cemented his place in the England team for the Six Nations and World Cup in 2003. He formed a centre partnership with Mike Tindall or Mike Catt and notably wore the number 13 even if he played inside centre. He was involved in all but one of England's games in the World Cup. Although he had rushed home due to his wife's

neg: Örjan Persson being the first Dundee United player to win a full international cap. He won a total of 9 Sweden caps while with United. He moved to Rangers in May 1967 where he played 113 games, scored 31 goals (often spectacular ones) and won 6 caps, representing his country at the World Cup in 1970. Later that year he returned to Örgryte IS and went on to play for Sweden at the 1974 World Cup. Örjan Persson Per Örjan Persson (27 August 1942 in Uddevalla, brought up in Smögen) is a former Swedish football player probably most famous for playing for

neg: New Zealand women's national rugby union team and was also the final game for captain Fa’amausili, who retired from international rugby. New Zealand will host the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup after beating out neighbour Australia for the rights. New Zealand automatically qualified for the 2021 event as host. Squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland "The first four games listed below - played at RugbyFest 1990 - are not generally accepted as being internationals by New Zealand authorities. However, in men's rugby it is general practice to award full international status to any games where ONE side considers a game to be an

neg: Boccia depending on their functional ability: Boccia can be played on a recreational and/or competitive basis. Competitions are organized locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The international competition calendar is based on the Summer Paralympic Games quadrennial, with international regional championships in the first year, world championships in the second year, world cup in the third year, and the Paralympic games in the fourth year. There are approximately 350 internationally ranked boccia players. 179 athletes from 24 countries and regions attended the 2007 Boccia World Cup during May 9–19, 2007 in Vancouver, BC, Canada for their last opportunity for classification and achieve

neg: Annalie Longo New Zealand at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals where she played in all three games. She scored New Zealand's first goal at the 2008 inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup although they were effectively eliminated from contention in the 1–2 loss to Denmark, having previously lost 0–1 to Canada in the opening game. Longo was again included in the U-20 squad for the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup finals to be played in Chile, featuring in two of their three group games. In 2010, she represented New Zealand at a third Under-20 World Cup, this time in Germany,

neg: Japan national rugby union team IRB Pacific Nations Cup, played against Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Further progress was displayed in 2014 when Japan completed a string of ten consecutive test wins (a record for a tier 2 team) to rank in the world's top 10 teams. This continued into 2015 where they produced arguably the biggest upset in rugby history in a Rugby World Cup pool match against the Springboks, winning 34–32. The first recorded instance of a team being established and rugby being played in Japan was in 1866 with the founding of the Yokohama Foot Ball Club. Games, mainly between service personnel, were

neg: Afghanistan national football team eventually returned to the international arena in 2002, when they played South Korea in the Asian Games, losing 2–0. Afghanistan participated in their first international tournament in the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup where they lost all three group stage matches to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Later in the same year, Afghanistan took part in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification where they won against Kyrgyzstan but lost to Nepal and failed to make it to the next round. Afghanistan started its FIFA World Cup campaign for the first time in 2003 where they played Turkmenistan in 2006 FIFA World

neg: Grégoire Lascubé Rugby World Cup, where he played four games. He played twice at the 1992 Five Nations Championship, being expelled at the 13-31 loss to England, at 15 February 1992, in what would be his last appearance for the National Team. Grégoire Lascubé Grégoire Lascubé (born Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, 3 April 1962) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a prop. Lascubé played for Biarritz Olympique and SU Agen, where he won the French Championship, in 1987/88, being runners-up in 1989/90, and the Cup of France in 1991/92. He had 12 caps for France, from 1991 to 1992, never scoring.

neg: Bobby Smith (soccer) time in the rest of the U.S. games that year, as well as all of its games in 1974 and half the 1975 games. In 1976, he saw time in several games, the last being a 3-0 loss to Canada in a playoff in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which eliminated the U.S. from qualification for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Smith would not play for the national team until 1980 when he played in his last game, a 1-1 tie with Portugal on October 7. After retiring from playing professionally, Smith returned to New Jersey where he has coached youth soccer. He

neg: Şenol Güneş the captain in five games. His managerial career started at Trabzonspor, where he was assistant manager before being promoted. He came close to winning Süper Lig in the 1995–96 campaign after leading all season, but in the end his team came second. That year, Trabzonspor also played in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup where they were knocked out by FC Schalke 04. He left the club soon after, and worked at Antalyaspor and Sakaryaspor. In 2000, he was hired to coach the Turkish national football team. Turkey qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and finished third. Güneş won the UEFA

neg: Pep Guardiola six months before retiring. Guardiola made his senior debut on 14 October 1992 in a 0–0 draw with Northern Ireland at Windsor Park in a World Cup qualifier. In the same year, Guardiola captained Spain when they won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games. It was in this year when he won the Bravo Award, which recognizes the world's best player under the age of 21. Between 1992 and 2001, Guardiola played over 47 times and scored five goals for the senior Spain team. He was a member of the Spanish team during the 1994 World Cup, where

neg: 2011 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup tournament. One year before the World Cup, the B World Championship was disputed in Dornbirn, Austria, where three teams were qualified. The other thirteen qualified National Teams are the top thirteen National Teams of the previous World Cup, played in Vigo, Spain. "All times are Argentina Time (UTC-3)." 2011 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup The 2011 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 40th edition of the FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup. It was held in September 2011 in San Juan, Argentina. This was the fifth FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup organized in the province of San Juan.

neg: Scotland at the Rugby World Cup games. All northern hemisphere tournaments have been in Europe so far. The 1991 Rugby World Cup final was played in England, pool and finals games were played all over the main five European nations. Pool B games, which involved European nations, Scotland and Ireland, had all their games in either Dublin or Edinburgh with one game being played in Ulster. The 1999 World Cup was hosted by Wales with some games spread across Scotland, England, Ireland and France. All Pool A games were held in Scotland. Second round play-offs and the quarter-finals were held at a variety of European venues.

neg: Serie B the same order, the only difference being that a home game played in the first half will be an away game with that same team in the second half, and vice versa. Since the 2006–07 season, the Serie B champion is awarded the cup "Ali della Vittoria" (Wings of Victory). The trophy is 63 cm high and weighs 5 kg. Its structure represents the wings of the goddess Nike, the goddess of victory, holding a cup similar to an olympic flame. Serie B matches are usually played on Saturday. After one year where all games were played on Saturday, the

neg: Johan Snyman where he also had a short spell at New Zealand ITM Cup team Hawke's Bay Magpies. In 2009, he moved to the , where he played in their Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup teams (including being part of the squad that won the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division) and also played two games for in the 2011 Varsity Cup. He joined the for the start of the 2012 Vodacom Cup season. On 5 September 2012, he joined Welsh team Scarlets for the 2012–2013 season on a three-year contract. On 8 June 2015, Snyman joins Top 14 club CA Brive in

neg: Jimmy Cowan form resulted in him being demoted to the third choice halfback behind Piri Weepu and Andy Ellis. Despite this, Cowan still played an important role in the All Blacks successful 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he played four games (two as substitute) against Tonga, Japan, Canada and Argentina (RWC Quarterfinal). In total Cowan played 53 games for the All Blacks with 51 test matches. On 17 April 2012, Jimmy Cowan would leave the Highlanders to join English side Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership for the 2012/13 season. He delayed his arrival at Gloucester so that he could play in

neg: 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup games in the knockout stage proceeded straight to penalties if tied after normal time, thus avoiding the need for 30 minutes of extra time. 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011. Mexico won the Cup, being the first team to achieve it as hosts defeating Uruguay 2–0 and managing

neg: Paliko Jimsheladze top scorer for Georgia. Jimsheladze was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in four games, where he scored 1 conversion, 6 penalties and 1 drop goal, 23 points in aggregate, and at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, in a single game, this time being scoreless. Paliko Jimsheladze Paliko Jimsheladze (; born 8 July 1975 in Rustavi, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half. He won twice Georgia Championship, for Tbilissi Tbilisi, in 1994, and for Gumari Tbilisi, in 1996. He moved to France, where he played for Castres Olympique (1998/99-1999/2000), Grenoble (2000/01) Stade

neg: World Baseball Classic FIFA World Cup and FIBA Basketball World Cup where one country hosts the entire event, each WBC has used multiple hosts spread around different parts of the world. Thus far, seven different nations have hosted at least one WBC pool, with each edition of the tournament featuring games played in Asia, Latin America, and the United States. The championship round is traditionally held at Major League Baseball stadiums in the U.S. Host cities are listed with the number of WBC rounds they have hosted in parentheses. Each year is then listed along with the round hosted: 1st, 2nd, or Championship.

neg: Bob McCarthy World Cup squads. He played in both Tests of the 1969 New Zealand tour. In the 1970 domestic Ashes series against Great Britain he appeared in the third Test and later that year in the World Cup in England where he played in all four of Australia's games including the victorious final. He played three Tests in 1971–72 against New Zealand and appeared in one match in the 1972 World Cup in which campaign he was competing for the second row spots with his club teammates Paul Sait and Gary Stevens. McCarthy was named as vice-captain to Graeme Langlands on

neg: Gaëtan Bong one-year contract extension, committing him to Brighton until 30 June 2019. Bong was eligible to play for either France, where he grew up, or Cameroon, where he was born. He played one international match for the France U21, before opting to play for Cameroon. Bong played one match for Cameroon in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Cameroon's last group match against the Netherlands, where Cameroon lost 2–1. Cameroon lost all three group games, finishing bottom of Group E of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Olympiacos Brighton & Hove Albion Gaëtan Bong Thomas Gaëtan Bong (born 25 April 1988) is

neg: Tobias Abstreiter a two-year contract with the Straubing Tigers, where his younger brother, Peter, also played. Abstreiter has represented Germany on thirteen different occasions, both as a junior and as a professional. He has totalled five goals and seven assists in 26 games as a junior and four goals and 17 assists in 48 games as a professional. He last played professionally for Germany at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, where he went scoreless in four games.Abstreiter played for Germany in a total of six World Championships. Furthermore, he participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics, finishing eighth in the tournament. Tobias

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Zealand, the winner of Oceania. Teams are ranked first by total points in all games, then, if tied, by best goal differential in all games, then by total goals in all games. If still tied, the same criteria are applied to games among the tied teams. The winner of the OFC qualification tournament, New Zealand, played against CONCACAF's fourth-placed team, Mexico, in a home-and-away play-off. Mexico, the winner of this play-off, qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The first leg was played on 13 November 2013 in Mexico, and the second leg was played on 20 November 2013. The

neg: Renato Sulić World Championship. The same year he won his first medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games where Croatia won first place. In 2003 Renato played a pivotal role in Croatia winning the 2003 World Championship. After the 2004 European Championship where Croatia secured 4th place Sulić got hit in a car accident. He had an operation on his left knee and missed out on the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2006 he played at the World Cup in Sweden where Croatia won first place. In 2008 he won a silver medal with Croatia at 2008 European Championship in Norway. The same year

neg: Kasey Keller the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After being ignored by U.S. coach Bora Milutinović for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he made Steve Sampson's ill-fated squad in 1998, and played two games at the World Cup. Keller was an overage selection for the 1996 Olympics team, starting all three matches. Kasey was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 1997 and 1999, and again in 2005. Perhaps his most famous clean sheet came in the historic 1998 win versus Brazil. Keller played all 90 minutes in goal and made ten saves, many from point blank range, in preserving the 1–0

neg: 2004 World Cup of Hockey statistics 2004 World Cup of Hockey statistics These are the individual player statistics for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. "Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes" "Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes" "Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes" "Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes" "Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A

neg: Regi Blinker debut on 24 March 1993 in a 6–0 home win against San Marino for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers where he featured 70 minutes, in Utrecht. Blinker made his last appearance nearly one year later, in a friendly with Tunisia. Upon retiring, Blinker became a publisher of lifestyle magazines for the professional football world in the Netherlands, the company being named "Life After Football". Regi Blinker Reginald Waldie Blinker (born 4 June 1969) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. During his 17-year senior career, he amassed Eredivisie totals of 307 games and 57 goals

neg: Eric Wynalda full-time national team player. Later that year, Wynalda played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, his first World Cup, earning a red card against Czechoslovakia. In the 1994 World Cup, Wynalda scored on a free kick from 28 yards as the United States tied Switzerland. He also played in Copa America 1995, where he scored against Chile and Argentina. In 1998, Wynalda participated in his third World Cup, one of only three U.S. players (the others being Tab Ramos and Marcelo Balboa) to have earned that honor at that time. He finished the 1998 World Cup with no

neg: Stephanie Skilton Stephanie Skilton Stephanie Skilton (born 27 October 1994 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an association footballer who has represented New Zealand at international level by being capped in the New Zealand women's national football team. Skilton was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, making two appearances. She played in all three of New Zealaand's games at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan where they were eliminated at the group stages. At the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada, Skilton played in

neg: 1875 in association football 1875 in association football The following are the association football events of the year 1875 throughout the world. March: The fourth FA Cup is played at Kennington Oval being contested by Royal Engineers and Old Etonians. The result was 1-1 (attendance:2,000) played on 13 March being the first ever FA Cup Final to feature a replay which was to be played on 16 March. The result this time was 2-0 to Royal Engineers(attendance:3,000). 6 March: England plays Scotland at Kennington Oval. The result ends 2-2. 10 April: The second Scottish Cup is played at Hampden Park. Queens Park record a

neg: Glen Moss the following year. Moss was named in New Zealand's 2009 Confederations Cup squad to travel to South Africa where he played in all three games against Spain, South Africa and Iraq, where he kept a clean sheet and earned the All Whites a 0–0 draw – New Zealand's first point in a major FIFA competition. In November 2008, Moss was handed a 4-match World Cup ban after swearing at referee Lencie Fred in a dead-rubber 2010 World Cup qualification match against Fiji. He was replaced by Mark Paston for the two World Cup play-off matches against Bahrain at the end

neg: Francophone Scrabble of the senior category being the overall world champion. There are also multiple tournaments; duplicate, duplicate pairs, duplicate blitz (60 seconds per move) and a matchplay Scrabble world cup. The match play Scrabble world cup event was introduced in 2006, won by Parfait Mouanda of the Republic of the Congo. The competition was played over 3 days and 12 games, with the two finalists playing a best of three series to decide a winner. The 2007 championship was won by Amar Diokh of Senegal who beat Frenchman Edouard Lebeau two games to nil in the final. The tournament was played

neg: Basanta Regmi played his first Under-19 World Cup, the 2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand but could not do much there as he did not get enough games to play. Nepal finished the tournament as runners-up in the plate competition, but Regmi only played one match, against Scotland. Making his Under-19 youth ODI debut in the match, he didn't bat or bowl during the 48 run win. The following year he played for Nepal Under-19s in one match against their Indian counterparts in Kirtipur, where he bowled future Indian player Suresh Raina. He played in his second Under-19 World

neg: International Cricket Council editor as a "turkey of a tournament" and a "fiasco"; although the 2006 edition was seen as a greater success due to a new format. The ICC World Twenty20, first played in 2007, was a success. The ICC's current plan is to have an international tournament every year, with a Twenty20 World Cup played in even number years, the World Cup continuing to be held the year before the Olympic Games, and the ICC Champions Trophy in the remaining year of the cycle. This cycle will begin in 2010, one year after the 2009 edition. The International Cricket Council oversees

neg: Arthur Boka signing a two-year deal with the Andalusians. He made his debut in the competition on 29 August, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Valencia CF. He joined Swiss team FC Sion in July 2016 but left in February 2017 after just three Super League appearances. He has 72 caps for the Ivory Coast, scored one goal, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup, where he played all three group games for the Elephants, where he performed impressively, gaining one assist. He was also called up to the 2010 World Cup, where he played the final group match

neg: Leinster Rugby 25,000 capacity world class stadium, with work expected to commence on the redevelopment in April 2016. The selling of naming rights to the arena will be a key component in funding the project, with an initial budget of €20,000,000 being proposed. For bigger games where the RDS does not have sufficient capacity, Leinster play their games at the Aviva Stadium, which has an all-seater capacity of 51,700. These are often key home games in the European Cup or Pro14 games against domestic rivals. In 2010 they first played a home league game against Munster, the first time the stadium sold

neg: Russell Garcia (field hockey) Olympics, being cut in the final selection period. He played over 300 games and scored more than 70 goals for England and Great Britain. In 1998 he was nominated by the International Hockey Federation for World Best Player of the Year. Garcia also competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He played club hockey in England, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. Between 1998 and 2000 he played in Germany, where he won two league titles and one cup winners medal with Harvestehuder THC. Garcia is a very experienced hockey coach. Between 1993 and 1996 he was player coach at

neg: Rugby League World Cup considered part of various international tours that took place during the years in which these world cups were being played. At the end of that period, Australia met New Zealand at Eden Park. The match was a physical encounter, and Australian captain Wally Lewis played part of the match with a broken arm. The Kangaroos won the competition 25-12. This format was repeated from 1989–1992 (with games once again also being part of tours) and Australia won again, defeating Great Britain 10-6 at Wembley Stadium in front of 73,361 people. This crowd remained a Rugby League World Cup record (and

neg: Massimo Bonomi drop goals, 93 points in aggregate. He played at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, in two games, scoring a try in the 21-31 loss to New Zealand, and at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, in one game. Massimo Bonomi Massimo Bonomi (born 22 June 1967, in Brescia) is a former Italian rugby union player and a sports manager. He played as a centre. Bonomi played for Rugby Brescia (1985/86-1989/90), Amatori Rugby Milano (1990/91-1997/98), where he won 4 titles of the Italian Championship, in 1990/91, 1992/93, 1994/95 and 1995/96, and the Cup of Italy, in 1994/95, being a key player for

neg: Foxboro Stadium including six games in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Foxboro Stadium was the last stadium where Diego Maradona scored a World Cup goal, in a game against Greece, and where he last played in an official FIFA World Cup match against Nigeria on June 25, 1994. The stadium hosted five games in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 1996 and 1999 MLS Cups, and the inaugural Women's United Soccer Association Founders Cup. The stadium was also the venue at times for the home football games of Boston College and hosted numerous other outdoor events, primarily concerts, along with music

neg: Carlos Trucco Carlos Trucco Carlos Leonel Trucco Medina (born August 8, 1957 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a Bolivian former football goalkeeper who played 51 games for the Bolivia national team between 1989 and 1997. Despite being born in Argentina, Trucco was the starting goalkeeper of Bolivia national football team during 1994 FIFA World Cup. He played all 3 group games and conceded 4 goals. Trucco started his club career in Argentina where he played for Unión de Santa Fe, Vélez Sársfield and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto. In 1985, he moved to Bolivia where he played for Club Destroyers and Bolívar. He also

neg: Julie Ertz Women's World Cup tournament in 2015. At 23, she was the second youngest member of the team behind 22-year-old Morgan Brian. The United States went on to the World Cup final where she played every minute of all seven games of the tournament and was subsequently named to the FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team. Ertz played collegiate soccer with the Santa Clara University Broncos from 2010 to 2013. Following her collegiate career, Ertz was selected third overall by the Chicago Red Stars in the 2014 NWSL College Draft that took place on January 17, 2014. She is in her

neg: McLean Park the Hawke's Bay Magpies opened their Air New Zealand Cup campaign with a win against Auckland. Redevelopments took just one year to complete. The stand was built for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and to a lesser extent the 2015 Cricket World Cup of which both events will have games at the venue. In 2018 in response to drainage issues preventing ODI matches from being played at McLean Park, the outfield was in the process of being resurfaced, however delays have forced 2 ODIs in January 2018 against Pakistan and against England in February 2018 to be moved. McLean Park

neg: Field hockey at a free-hit situation, and outlawed it. The biggest two field hockey tournaments are the Olympic Games tournament, and the Hockey World Cup, which is also held every 4 years. Apart from this, there is the Champions Trophy held each year for the six top-ranked teams. Field hockey has also been played at the Commonwealth Games since 1998. Amongst the men, India lead in Olympic competition, having won 8 golds (6 successive in row). Amongst the women, Australia and Netherlands have 3 Olympic golds while Netherlands has clinched the World Cup 6 times. The Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament and

neg: Ricardo Serna same year and appearing as a substitute in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland in Seville (4–0 win); he earned a further five international caps, in a two-year span. Serna played nearly 150 competitive games for Barcelona, winning two national championships, two Spanish Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and one European Cup. He appeared sparingly in his final season, where he already played alongside former Sevilla defensive teammate Nando. A part of Deportivo de La Coruña's "Super Depor" emergent sides, Serna could only appear once in the league in two years, retiring in 1997 after one

neg: Dan Lydiate that year, starting against Australia, New Zealand and Fiji as well as being named in the team to face South Africa before withdrawing with a calf injury. He won the Man of the Match award against the Fijians, where he wore the Number 7 jersey for the first time. He played every match of Wales' 2011 Six Nations Championship campaign as well as all four warm-up matches. In August 2011 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He played in Wales' opening two games against South Africa and Samoa, but missed

neg: 2016–17 Tampa Bay Lightning season injury from the end of the 2015–16 regular season and throughout the playoffs as the Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Final. Callahan will also not be participating in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. On June 24, 2016, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Luke Witkowski to a one-year, two-way contract. Witkowski played in four regular season games. Witkowski also made is Stanley Cup playoff debut, where he appeared in two games during the second round against the New York Islanders. Witkowski has played in 20 career NHL games, all with the Lightning over the past

neg: Netball in Fiji Netball World Youth Cup this year in Botswana, Gaborone and placed 4th. Highest ranking for any Fiji Netball side. Netball in Fiji Netball in Fiji is a popular sport, with a men's and a women's national team. Netball games are most often played by girls on Saturdays during the winter, though games can be played at all times of the year. Women's participation in netball is comparable to men's participation in rugby. The sport started to grow in popularity during the 1970s. Continuing growth of the game in Fiji was at times hampered by the fact that the sport is

neg: Non-FIFA international football tournaments generally played by FIFA members, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Indian Ocean Games, CECAFA Cup, South Pacific Games, Coupes des Caraibes, Shell Caribbean Cup, CFU Championship and many more. Moreover, many teams, before obtaining FIFA membership, played friendlies and international tournaments - for example, the Faroe Islands. Across a discreet number of minor tournaments, the only three main international football tournaments for women are the Women's VIVA World Cup, the Europeada and the Island Games. A women's football tournament to the Island Games is played from 2001 edition: A women's football tournament to the VIVA World Cup is played

neg: Kazuyoshi Miura debut, he played as a forward until 1997. In 1992, he played at the 1992 Asian Cup, which Japan went on to win. In 1993, in the 1994 World Cup qualification, he played thirteen games and scored thirteen goals. However, Japan failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. He also played at the 1994 Asian Games, the 1995 King Fahd Cup and the 1996 Asian Cup. In 1997, Miura scored fourteen times for Japan during qualification for the 1998 World Cup, leading the "Samurai Blue" to their first ever World Cup finals. Despite this, Miura was controversially left out

neg: 2003–04 Calgary Flames season 39 games played. He recorded five shutouts in the playoffs, a franchise record. Kiprusoff's performance with the Flames led to his being named the starting goaltender for team Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, where he led the Finns to the championship final. "Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes" Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. Bold denotes league leader "Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT

neg: Theoren Fleury team. Fleury made his debut with the Canadian senior team at the 1990 World Hockey Championships, scoring 11 points in nine games for the fourth-place Canadians. He returned the following year despite a knee injury, helping Canada win the silver medal at the 1991 tournament. His 51-goal NHL season in 1990–91 also earned Fleury a spot at the 1991 Canada Cup, where he scored a goal and four assists in seven games for the tournament champion Canadians. Five years later, he played in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, the successor to the Canada Cup. He finished fourth in the

neg: Alberto Górriz where Real won the La Liga title – onwards he was a defensive stalwart until the 1991–92 campaign, with 31 games as his minimum output, often being partnered by Agustín Gajate who also only played for one professional club. Górriz retired in June 1993 having appeared in 461 top flight matches (599 overall, club best), his last year also being the old Atotxa Stadium's last. Górriz earned 12 caps with the Spain national team, during slightly less than two years. He made his debut on 16 November 1988 at already 30, in a decisive 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

neg: Alex Hendricks Alex Hendricks Alexander William Hendricks (born April 13, 1996) is an American cerebral palsy football player. He has paralysis on the left side of his body as a result of complications from a brain biopsy that created 2 strokes and a brain hemorrhage when he was a 13-year-old. Hendricks plays cerebral palsy football for the USPNT. After being called up in 2011, he has won a bronze medal at the 2012 BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, England, and went on to participate at 2012 Summer Paralympics where the USPNT lost all 5 games they played. Following those Games, he

neg: Christen Press 61st minute. She played in four of the team's seven World Cup games, starting two, en route to the team's progression to the final at the World Cup that year. The US national team won the tournament by defeating Japan 5–2, which won them the title where she played four times and scored the one goal against Australia. Press was selected as one of the 18 members of the Summer Olympics team. The team progressed to the knockout stages where they lost in the quarter final stage to Sweden. After a 1–1 draw, they lost 4–3 on a penalty shootout

neg: AFC Ajax Glasgow Rangers (played in 1973). Ajax's last international trophies were the 1995 Intercontinental Cup, 1995 UEFA Super Cup and the 1995 Champions League, where they defeated Milan in the final; they lost the 1996 Champions League final on penalties to Juventus. In 1995, Ajax was crowned as "World Team of the Year" by "World Soccer" magazine. Ajax is also one of four teams to win the continental treble and the Intercontinental Cup or Club World Cup in the same season/calendar year; This was achieved in the 1971–72 season. Ajax, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Manchester United are the five clubs

neg: Parramatta Stadium back to being the Balmain Tigers and moved back to Leichhardt Oval. Also in 1995, the Canterbury Bulldogs team changed their name to 'Sydney Bulldogs', and played their home games at this ground. In 1996, they reverted to their original name and returned to Belmore Oval. Recently the stadium has been used as a host venue for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and the 2010 Four Nations. Two of Ireland's 2008 Rugby League World Cup Group C games were played at Parramatta Stadium: one against Tonga and the other against Samoa. When the Parramatta Eels were playing the ground's

neg: José Luis Carranza games in this competition, Carranza surpassed Hector Chumpitaz (another Universitario symbol) in number of games played in the prestigious competition. In addition, Carranza participated in 3 Copa América and 3 World Cup qualification tournaments. He obtained 55 international caps for Peru national team, in which he scored one goal. He made his debut on 21 September 1988 in a friendly against Paraguay (0-1), and played his last international match for Peru on 16 November 1997 in a World Cup Qualifier against Paraguay (1-0). His last encounter as professional was played on 26 December 2004, where he scored a goal. His

neg: Non-FIFA international football in a state. Football tournaments at international multi-sports events, such as the Olympics, Pan-American Games and Francophone games are without FIFA's jurisdiction, but are, for the most part, operated with the acknowledgement of that body. These events typically involve age restricted teams, to avoid direct competition with the World Cup and continental championships. The FIFI Wild Cup was organised by the German football club St. Pauli in the summer of 2006. It took place while the FIFA World Cup was being played in Germany, and aimed to raise awareness of stateless nations. Five nations took part, along with a team

neg: Gonzalo Pineda & Tobago on September 8, 2004 in Mexico's qualification matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played mainly as a substitute in ten of Mexico's qualification matches for the 2006 World Cup and played five games in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, where he converted a Panenka-style penalty kick against Argentina. In June 2006, He was selected by coach Ricardo Lavolpe, to be part of the 23 man Mexican squad to play in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Tournament in Germany. He started in Mexico's first three World Cup games. Pineda was once again called to the

neg: Abdul Sule record nine million DKK to Akademisk Boldklub, where he played five years for the club. He left in 2004 and signed a contract with Køge BK. He left the club after one year and moved to AC Horsens in 2005. The next year he transferred to Lolland-Falster Alliancen. In 2007 the striker played in the Malaysian Super League for newcomers Johor FC. He played ten games and scored two goals in Africa Cup and World Cup matches for the Super Eagles and was in the squad from 1990 to 1993. Later in 2008 the former Nigerian National Team player joined

neg: Amanda Freed Bruins softball team from 1999 to 2002. To this day (2018) Freed stats at UCLA are impressive. Freed holds records in the top 10 for eight categories of pitching and eight categories of hitting. Freed played for a number of years as part of the for the United States women's national softball team , winning gold at the Canadian Cup and World Cup in 2002, the team won gold at 2003 Pan American Games, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2006 World Cup of Softball. Amanda was also an alternate at the 2000 Olympics, where the team won gold. From 2005 to

neg: Rich Sirois Rich Sirois Richard "Rich" Sirois (born March 10, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During his first season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Sherbrooke Castors his team won the President's Cup and advanced to the 1975 Memorial Cup finals, where they lost to the Toronto Marlboros, the Ontario champions. After being traded the following season, he played his final year in the QMJHL with Laval National, and with 69 games led the league in games played by a goalie. He was drafted in the fifth round, 85th overall by the Buffalo Sabres

neg: Rusney Castillo after leading the World Cup in batting average (.512) and slugging (.854) while ranking fourth in on-base percentage (.524). Overall, he went 21-for-41 with four doubles, two triples and two homers in 10 games. Castillo also played in the 2011 Pan American Games hosted by Mexico, where he hit .273 (6-for-22) and slugged .318 with a .333 OBP. In the same year, he played in the World Port Tournament in the Netherlands. Then, in 2012 he appeared in exhibition baseball series held at Nicaragua, Taiwan, Japan and Cuba, where he faced the U.S. College National Team, in preparation for the

neg: Richard Ofori (goalkeeper) in the All-Stars' clinching of their first ever title in 2016, again being voted the best goalkeeper...He is currently contracted to Maritzburg United for a three year period. Ofori played at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, making one appearance in the third place match, keeping a clean-sheet against Iraq. He later appeared for the Ghana U23, playing at the 2015 African Games. He was first called up to the senior national team for 2016 African Nations Championship qualification, where he played both legs against the Ivory Coast. He was later called up by head coach Avram Grant for the

neg: Henry Qiodravu Henry Qiodravu Anare Qiodravu Rawaico (born 8 February 1977, in Suva) is a Fijian rugby union player. His position is as a prop. Qiodravu played for Waikato University, in New Zealand, moving then to France, first playing at FC Auch (2005–2006), and for RC Orléans, since 2006. He was first capped for Fiji, in a 37-21 win over the USA, on 30 June 2000. After a six-year absence, Qiodravu returned to his national side, being selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, where he played in all the five games. He has been absent from the Fijian team since.

neg: Henry Qiodravu Qiodravu currently holds 18 caps for his national side. Henry Qiodravu Anare Qiodravu Rawaico (born 8 February 1977, in Suva) is a Fijian rugby union player. His position is as a prop. Qiodravu played for Waikato University, in New Zealand, moving then to France, first playing at FC Auch (2005–2006), and for RC Orléans, since 2006. He was first capped for Fiji, in a 37-21 win over the USA, on 30 June 2000. After a six-year absence, Qiodravu returned to his national side, being selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, where he played in all the five games.

neg: History of the Sri Lankan cricket team Ganguly played a magnificent 183 runs in 158 balls. Sri Lanka played only 216/10, and India won by 157 runs. With this loss, Sri Lanka eliminated from the World Cup. Being the champions in last World Cup, this world cup campaign was really disappointed. Their last match was against Kenyans, where Sri Lanka won the match by 45 runs. On 14 June 2000, Sri Lanka played their 100th match against Pakistan on 14 June 2000. They played this match at SSC, Colombo under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya. Pakistan won the watch by 5 wickets. They have also won the

neg: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C game between Ukraine and the USA. This was the first competitive game between Turkey and the Dominican Republic. 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C Group C of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the , , the United States, , and . Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all of the games played at Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo (at Greater Bilbao). After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final

neg: Osamu Ota after the sacking of Jean-Pierre Élissalde. He announced that the new head coach of Japan would be John Kirwan, in October, remaining in office until 1 January 2007. Osamu Ota Ota had 27 caps for Japan, from 1986 to 1995, scoring a try, 5 points in aggregate. He played twice at the Rugby World Cup, being a totalist in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, with three games, and at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, again with three games played. That was the last time he played for the National Team. Ota, after finishing his player career, become a coach. He

neg: Osamu Ota Osamu Ota Ota had 27 caps for Japan, from 1986 to 1995, scoring a try, 5 points in aggregate. He played twice at the Rugby World Cup, being a totalist in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, with three games, and at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, again with three games played. That was the last time he played for the National Team. Ota, after finishing his player career, become a coach. He was coach of NEC. He was general manager of Japan Rugby Football Union when he took charge as caretaker head coach of the "Brave Blossoms", in September 2006,

neg: World Club Series the competition. In 2016 a possible expansion to 8 teams was suggested. This would see two games being played in Australia and two games being played in the UK. The World Club Challenge would be played alternatively between the UK and Australia each year and a new points system would be introduced to determine the series winners: one point would be awarded to the winners of the first four games and two points to the winners of the World Club Challenge. This expansion ultimately did not eventuate and it remained a six team format in 2015 and 2016. In 2017,

neg: Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup) in their respective history of the World Cup. Germany's Miroslav Klose equalled the Brazilian Cafu as the player with most matches being on the winning side at the World Cup, with 16 victories. Klose played his 23rd World Cup match, equalling Paolo Maldini on 2nd place on most World Cup matches, with only Lothar Matthäus remaining with more (25). Klose has played in more knockout games than Matthäus or Cafu – 13, and also became the only player to take part in four World Cup semi-finals (Uwe Seeler previously played in three semi-finals). In the match, he broke the record

neg: NHK Cup (shogi) winners of those games advance. In Round 2, there are eight games played in each bracket and the winners advance. In Round 3, the remaining eight players in each bracket compete for the right to advance to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists then play each other for a spot in the semifinals; and finally, the last four players face each other for a spot in the final. A total of 47 games are played in a tournament; However, this may end up being more if there are any games replayed because they ended in sennichite or impasse. The NHK Cup is