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Fernando Torres was a little surprised to hear coach Vicente del Bosque include him in Spain's squad that will likely go to the World Cup.

Kranjcar started the play-off match against Derby County at Wembley Stadium but in the 33rd minute he was forced to leave the field due to injury.

Chile's provisional World Cup squad was cut to 24 on Saturday with the withdrawal of midfielder Pablo Hernandez who has failed to recover from a leg muscle injury.

Carlo Ancelotti was able to adjust his tactics and go on the attack in time to rescue the game while his opposite number Diego Simeone had no cards left to play.

Chhetri said he based his calculation on the fact that European teams have traditionally not performed very well outside the continent.

The video of 'La La La' features special appearances from Messi, Fabregas, Abidal, Neymar, Rodrrguez, Aguero, Falcao as and Pique.

Argentina are going to the World Cup in Brazil for the first time looking to correct a big mistake that led to years of national grief after their withdrawal from the 1950 tournament.

Cristiano Ronaldo is certain he will finally shake off his muscle problems and be able to face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League football final on Saturday.

Brazilian organizers will test the stadium hosting the World Cup opener one more time after a request from FIFA.

Roy Hodgson has warned his players to sacrifice their egos for the good of the team at the World Cup lest they end up like the strife-torn France side of the 2010 finals.

Conte has won three Serie A titles in as many seasons since joining Juventus from Siena in 2011.

Ronaldo's absence overshadowed Real's 3-1 win over Espanyol after goals from Bale and Morata (2) secured victory in their final La Liga game of the season.

Ronaldo has recovered from a series of niggling injuries and is fit to play in Saturday's La Liga game at home to Espanyol, coach Ancelotti said.

"We suffered against Betis, against Porto and against Valencia and here as well, so we suffered and we competed," Emery said.

Joachim Loew has made a last-minute change in his preliminary World Cup squad, calling up midfielder Christoph Kramer and dropping forward Andre Hahn.

"There have been a lot of proud moments over the last five years, but I think today has topped it all off," Lambert said.