The 22-year-old Monaco playmaker added a second early in the second half, sending him to the top of the scorers chart with five goals and confirming his emergence as one of the players of the tournament
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Neymar sank to his knees in disbelief afterwards amid widespread tears of joy
It said that there “was a confirmed bomb threat” in the stadium in the city of Belo Horizonte, and that “an evacuation is not being ruled out”
We stand a good chance to go far but we have to start with the game against France
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that even though the Super Eagles lost the epic encounter against the Albiceleste of Argentina 2-3, they still made it into the round of 16
Last year, Nigeria arrived days late for the Confederations Cup in Brazil because of a row over player payments, which resulted in the squad refusing to leave their hotel in South Africa and travel for the World Cup warm-up tournament
The president’s guarantee comes a day after after the Super Eagles players boycotted training on Thursday
The squad has been a state of rebellion over unpaid appearance fees, and Muntari is reported to have slapped a senior GFA official during a heated meeting
Germany topped the group and will face the runner-up in Group H, while the United States finished second and will face Group H’s winner
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The man, aged 36, underwent surgery and was discharged, the local daily Zero Hora reported, citing police at Porto Alegre’s First Aid Hospital
Switzerland knew before the match they had to win to have a good chance of qualification
France were held 0-0 by Ecuador but reached the knock out stages as undefeated group winners
The former Bolton of England star gave a standing ovation to the African Champions in the SuperSport studios in South Africa as a mark of commendation to the team
The Barcalona star, who clocked 27 on Wednesday, featured for only 63 minutes, completing 38 passes and firing four shots at the Nigerian goal area.
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Argentina topped Group F while Nigeria also advanced despite the loss
Iran needed a win to have any chance of advancing.
If the Super Eagles beat Argentina, Nigeria will go ahead to top group F with seven points and Argentina will finish in second position
The latest incident happened moments before a teammate scored the winner for Uruguay, who now advance to the next round of the tournament