OMAHA WORLD-HERALD WORLD CUP SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2014 • 5C Switzerland 2, Ecuador 1 NOTES FIRST ROUND Friday’s results Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit). France 5, Switzerland 2 Mexico coach defends slur GROUP A Ecuador 2, Honduras 1 England asks its coach Previous results A labor court in the capital of Brasilia issued Wednesday at Manaus, Brazil SANTOS, Brazil — Mexico coach Miguel Herrera Brazil 3, Croatia 1 a temporary injunction saying the breaks are Switzerland vs. Honduras, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) to stay through 2016 defended fans chanting a gay slur, which is Mexico 1, Cameroon 0 required near the 30th minute of each half so Brazil 0, Mexico 0 Wednesday at Rio de Janeiro under investigation by the sport’s international Ecuador vs. France, 3 p.m. (ESPN) RIO DE JANEIRO — Roy Hodgson was asked governing body. players can get hydrated. FIFA had said it would Croatia 4, Cameroon 0 by the English Football Association to remain only implement the breaks when its medical staff Monday at Brasilia, Brazil GROUP F Mexico fans shouting the slur as the rival Brazil vs. Cameroon, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Previous results as coach until 2016, despite the team being team’s goalkeeper takes a goal kick is “not that considered them necessary. Monday at Recife, Brazil » Argentina 2, Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 eliminated at the World Cup group stage for the bad,” Herrera said Friday. Cameroon’s football federation is Croatia vs. Mexico, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Iran 0, Nigeria 0 Fare, the European fan-monitoring group, fi rst time since 1958. investigating what it calls “disgraceful behavior” GROUP B Saturday at Belo Horizonte, Brazil reported the chants at Mexico’s 1-0 win England opened the tournament in Brazil with by some of its players in the 4-0 loss to Croatia, Previous results Argentina vs. Iran, 11 a.m. (ESPN) losses to Italy and Uruguay, and its hopes of over Cameroon. FIFA subsequently opened a when defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto head-butted Chile 3, Australia 1 Saturday at Cuiaba, Brazil Bosnia-Herz. vs. Nigeria, 5 p.m. (ESPN) advancing from Group D ended when Italy lost disciplinary case against the Mexico federation, a teammate. Netherlands 5, Spain 1 which is responsible for the behavior of its fans Netherlands 3, Australia 2 Wednesday at Porto Alegre, Brazil FECAFOOT said players could be punished 1-0 to Costa Rica on Friday. inside stadiums. Chile 2, Spain 0 Argentina vs. Nigeria, 11 a.m. (ESPN) At Hodgson’s fi rst tournament as coach, In other news: through the internal investigation ahead of Monday at Curitiba, Brazil Wednesday at Salvador, Brazil England reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 » Cameroon’s fi nal Group A game against Brazil on Spain vs. Australia, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Bosnia-Herz. vs. Iran, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) A Brazilian court Friday ordered FIFA to Monday at Sao Paulo European Championship, and the FA wants him introduce mandatory water breaks in World Cup Monday. Cameroon is already eliminated. Netherlands vs. Chile, 11 a.m. (ESPN) GROUP G to see out his contract until after Euro 2016. matches when temperatures reach 32 degrees — The Associated Press Previous results GROUP C Germany 4, Portugal 0 Previous results United States 2, Ghana 1 Colombia 3, Greece 0 Saturday at Fortaleza, Brazil Ivory Coast 2, Japan 1 Germany vs. Ghana, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Colombia 2, Ivory Coast 1 Sunday at Manaus, Brazil World Cup: Greece 0, Japan 0 Portugal vs. United States, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday at Cuiaba, Brazil Thursday at Recife, Brazil Colombia vs. Japan, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Germany vs. United States, 11 a.m. (ESPN) Despite injury, Tuesday at Fortaleza, Brazil Thursday at Brasilia, Brazil Greece vs. Ivory Coast, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Portugal vs. Ghana, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Ronaldo still GROUP D GROUP H Previous results Previous results Costa Rica 3, Uruguay 1 Belgium 2, Algeria 1 Italy 2, England 1 Russia 1, South Korea 1 tough test Uruguay 2, England 1 Sunday at Rio de Janeiro Continued from Page 3 Friday’s result Belgium vs. Russia, 11 a.m. (ABC) Costa Rica 1, Italy 0 Sunday at Porto Alegre, Brazil Right back Fabian Johnson, Tuesday at Natal, Brazil Algeria vs. South Korea, 2 p.m. (ABC) Uruguay vs. Italy, 11 a.m. (ESPN) left back DaMarcus Beasley Thursday at Sao Paulo and central defenders Geoff Tuesday at Belo Horizonte, Brazil Belgium vs. South Korea, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Costa Rica vs. England, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Cameron and Matt Besler Thursday at Curitiba, Brazil fi gure to fi xate on Ronaldo. GROUP E Algeria vs. Russia, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Bradley, Kyle Beckerman and Previous results Note: Top two teams from each group Jermaine Jones will assist France 3, Honduras 0 advance in marking him from the midfield. The 29-year-old forward with the perpetually gelled SATURDAY’S MATCHUPS /// The Associated Press hair has topped 50 goals in ARGENTINA VS. IRAN • four straight seasons with 11 a.m. (ESPN) Real Madrid. He was voted THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Argentina’s attack will need to use all its talent to fi nd a way to break FIFA player of the year in Costa Rica’s Bryan Ruiz heads the ball to beat Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Costa Rica’s 1-0 win secured through Iran’s stubborn defense. Lionel Messi’s remarks earlier this 2008, then in January ended advancement to the Round of 16 for the Ticos and eliminated England. week about the team’s tactics in the fi rst match sparked speculation Lionel Messi’s streak of four that Argentina’s captain wasn’t seeing eye-to-eye with coach Alejandro consecutive awards. Sabella. Whatever formation Argentina uses against Iran on Saturday, For six months, U.S. coach the South Americans will need to be patient against a lineup that held Jurgen Klinsmann has been Nigeria to a 0-0 draw in its fi rst match. A win would give Argentina a talking about how his fi rst pri- fi rm grip on Group H. ority was the opener against Costa Rica stuns Italy, GERMANY VS. GHANA • 2 p.m. (ESPN) Ghana and his second was to “go to beautiful Manaus and Ghana lost its opening match 2-1 to the U.S. and can’t afford another expect Mr. Ronaldo.” Klins- loss, while Germany — after beating Portugal 4-0 Monday — would mann didn’t even have Ron- all but clinch a spot in the knockout rounds with another win. A big aldo on his player of the year downside from the opening win, though, was an injury to central seals spot in next round defender Mats Hummels. Hummels (thigh) did not practice with the ballot; he voted Franck Ribery fi rst, followed by Gareth Bale team Thursday and a decision on whether he’ll play won’t be made and Radamel Falcao. RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Costa Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon spot in Group E with a match re- until shortly before the match. Saturday also brings together the Ronaldo has been bothered Rica has turned the tables on the said. maining vs. group-leading France. Boateng half-brothers, Jerome, a Germany defender, and Kevin-Prince, by tendinitis in his left knee team’s World Cup expectations. While it was nowhere near as Honduras took the lead in the a forward for Ghana. for more than two months, and Or at least on everyone else’s hot as Italy feared at the Arena 31st minute with its fi rst goal at NIGERIA VS. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA • 5 p.m. (ESPN) he wore a brace Friday during expectations. Pernambuco — 84 degrees Fahr- the World Cup in 32 years when Ultimately sunk by a moment of magic from Messi, the Bosnia- Portugal’s training session Costa Rica followed its sur- enheit and 70 percent humidity Carlo Costly latched onto a long prise win over Uruguay with an- Herzegovina squad emerged with plenty of credit — but no points in Campinas. He took part according to FIFA — the Azzurri ball. other World Cup stunner Friday, still struggled to keep up with the — from its World Cup debut against Argentina. Nigeria may be the in some light workouts with Valencia responded three min- the fi rst team, followed by beating four-time champion Italy speedy Ticos for long stretches. African champion but the team won’t have a player anywhere near utes later, tapping in from close stretching. 1-0 to secure a spot in the next Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis the standard of Messi in the tussle for second place in the group. “At the moment we certain- round and eliminate England in Pinto lined up fi ve defenders but range. Bosnia-Herzegovina coach Safet Susic pledged to return Vedad ly expect that he is going to the process. his squad was able to advance He scored the winner in the Ibisevic, who scored after coming on as a substitute, to the starting play,” Bradley said. “A game After entering the tournament forward with one swift, sweeping 65th minute when he outjumped lineup, Therefore, play two up front alongside Edin Dzeko. That’s the of this magnitude, of this im- as an expected underdog in a movement — just like in the 3-1 the defense to head home a free approach the Bosnians went with in qualifying and they were one of portance for both teams, you’d group featuring three former win over Uruguay. kick from Walter Ayovi. Europe’s most free-scoring teams, netting 30 goals in 10 games. always expect that the best world champions, Costa Rica is “We did what we needed to do, players are going to fi nd any now on top.