Video: GERMANY v KOREA DPR

Koreans fall to German juggernaut

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FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal: considerably more evenly-matched than the scoreline would suggest. --- The sides' mutual respect was certainly evident during the tense early stages when it was Korea DPR who had the first real chance, Kim Yong-Ae sliding in and very nearly diverting Linda Bresonik's attempted clearance back into the German goal.

Veterans power USA past England

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FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal: USA and England went in goalless at the break, but a dominant second half display from the Americans swept them to a 3-0 win and a place in last four of China 2007.

FIFA 2007 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Matildas living the dream

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FIFA.com: Coaches have been known to exaggerate their team's triumphs from time to time but when Tom Sermanni described Australia's 2-2 draw with Canada as "fairy-tale stuff", there was not so much as a hint of hyperbole...

FIFA 2007 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Stage set for Norway's sister act

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FIFA.com: There may well be one or two players at the FIFA Women's World Cup with an exaggerated sense of their own importance but, if so, they are keeping themselves well hidden. This, certainly, is a tournament considerably more relaxed and intimate than its male counterpart, and much of what is good about it is exemplified by Norway's Knutsen sisters...

FIFA 2007 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Formiga eyes place in history

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FIFA.com: There was a popular comic-book character in the 1960s by the name of Atom Ant, a helmet-wearing insect that used its formidable strength to tackle adversaries. It certainly seems a fitting analogy for the tireless and industrious Brazil captain, whose name Formiga is the Portuguese word for ant. Miraildes Maciel Mota, as she is otherwise known, is key in a Brazil team emerging...