Japan failed to take another step towards the World Cup knockout rounds as Keysher Fuller’s late goal earned Costa Rica a smash-and-grab Group E victory. Following their shock win over Germany, Japan were frustrated by a tight defensive unit, before Fuller struck with Costa Rica’s first shot on target at the tournament.
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Liverpool produced a devastating first-half performance then survived a Manchester City fightback to beat their Premier League title rivals 3-2 at Wembley and advance to the FA Cup final. The Reds punished City’s defensive errors to race three goals clear before Pep Guardiola’s men mounted a late charge.
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Spain survived a real scare seeing off Switzerland 3-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw to reach the semi-finals of EURO 2020. A Denis Zakaria own goal gave Spain an early lead but the Swiss persevered and drew level through Xherdan Shaqiri. Their task was made more difficult following the dismissal of Remo Freuler and ultimately Spain held their nerve from the spot.
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Emil Forsberg and Robert Lewandowski exchanged braces as Sweden edged Poland with the odd goal in five to top group e at Euro 2020. The Swedes raced into a two goal lead courtesy of Forsberg but were reined in by Lewnadowski however Viktor Claesson struck late on to secure victory.
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Hungary fought to the death to earn a 1-1 draw with World Champions France in Group F of Euro 2020 in Budapest. The home side took a surprise lead before half-time through Attila Fiola but France responded after the break with Antoine Griezmann rescuing a point.
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