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Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Chile Qualified To Knock-Out Stage of 2010 World Cup

Group stage of World Cup 2010 was ended on Friday games when Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Chile joined the other 12 teams to qualify for the knockout stage. Brazil and Portugal ground out an uninspired 0-0 draw to advance hand in hand on their game in Durban. Group G, topped by Brazil with seven points, saw Portugal in second place on five points, Cote d’Iviore four points and DPR Korea languishing last. With a 7-0 win over DPR Korea on Monday, Portugal was able to afford a tiny loss to Brazil. Their game was high quality without any goal. As per report on media, here the following are the final teams for Round of 16: Group A – Uruguay and Mexico Group B – Argentina and South Korea Group C – United States and England Group B – Germany and Ghana Group E – Netherlands and Japan Group F – Paraguay and Slovakia Group G – Brazil and Portugal Group H – Spain and Chile On Saturday, Uruguay will play the first knockout game against South Korea in Port Elizabeth. Read More Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Chile Qualified To Knock-Out Stage of 2010 World Cup is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

China ‘vows’ to stand by North Korea

China pledged to strengthen bonds with isolated North Korea on Monday, calling their relationship a boon to peace, while reports of swoops on North Korean ships underscored strains behind a recent easing of tension. The renewed courting between the two communist neighbors came in messages between Chinese President Hu Jintao and North Korea's top leader, Kim Jong-il, who on Sunday greeted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a visit intended to bolster bilateral relations. The messages marked 60 years since the countries established formal ties on October 6, 1949, and made no mention of the North's nuclear weapons program, stressing instead their focus on shoring up sometimes tense ties.

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