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Mid-caps and OPAP prop up benchmark
Rising stocks outnumbered those heading south on the local bourse on Thursday while the benchmark ended up virtually unchanged as early losses were offset by gains, mostly secured by outperforming mid-caps, as well as the OPAP gaming company, which is expected to profit on the World Cup that just started in Brazil.
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Mission to boldly go where no Greek has gone before
Greece enters the World Cup on Saturday, aiming for its first ever qualification from the group stage
By George Georgakopoulos
Brazil Transportation Strikes Hinder World Cup Opening
Strikes in Brazil are posing questions regarding the opening ceremony of the long-awaited World Cup, on Thursday.
Croatia Tackle Brazil at World Cup Opening
“The day of the great reckoning has arrived,” announced the headline in daily newspaper 24 Sata, reflecting the excitement and anticipation in Croatia as the national team prepare to face the five-time world champions at the start of the biggest tournament in football on Thursday.
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Ciro Blazevic: Serbia showed us how to play against Brazil
Ciro Blazevic: Serbia showed us how to play against Brazil
Can Croatia repeat or at least come near to its success from 1996 and the third place at the world championship in France? The creator of that success Miroslav Ciro Blazevic says it can!
Football is not just a game (in Brazil)
The worldâs most popular and attractive sporting event, the FIFA World Cup Tournament, is starting today with a kick-off game between Brazil and Croatia in São Paulo, Brazil, amid the protests across the country.
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World Cup ready to kick off with turbulence, thrill
The World Cup starts in Brazil tonight, but eyes will be on whatâs happening off the pitch as well as the beautiful game, or âjoga bonitoâ on it Never in recent history has the World Cup arrived with such extremity of expectations on and off the pitch.
FIFA to donate USD 2 mln to flood-hit countries in region
SAO PAULO - The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) will donate USD 2 million for the repair of the football infrastructures in the flood-hit countries in the region.
Brazil's president defends World Cup, says country ready
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said June 10 her country was ready to host the World Cup in two days, rejecting criticism of delays, overspending and chaos in the tournament's preparations.
TVR secures exclusive rights for 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil fixtures
From June 12 to July 13, the most important soccer event of the year, 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil will be broadcast in Romania in exclusivity by public channels TVR 1, TVR 2, TVR HD and TVR+.