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Despite losing 0-1 to Brazil the other night, the feeling of disappointment was not there for Jorge Sampaoli, the Chile boss.

Sampaoli, in fact, praised his players to run a strong opposition so close.

According to Sampaoli, Brazil is a team which just knows how to win. In any sort of circumstances, they tend to find a way. So, in that regard, they are quite special and to get on top of them is a hell of a task. But, as far as his boys are concerned, they were not that far behind, but, because of the loss of focus, they fell short.

Stephen Keshi is one of the well-respected African coaches and he recently took charge of Burkina Faso after leaving the Nigeria role. He is known to be extremely successful with regard to World Cup qualification.

After all, he has been to the final stages of the tournament with both Togo and Nigeria in the past. Keshi says that he is very much looking forward to taking Burkina Faso in similar fashion to the World Cup 2018, which will be held in Russia. After a very poor Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso decided to go for one of their own after bringing inKeshi.

It’s been over 7 months since Spain was eliminated from the 2014 World Cup as the Spanish squad experienced a disappointing campaign in the international tournament where they lost against Netherlands and Chile.

During the group stages, Spain sealed 3 points but it wasn’t enough for them to progress to the knockout stages.

It was a tournament to forget for Spain as the team is filled with world class players but they failed on making it count as Vicente del Bosque and his men were one of the first teams on being eliminated from the previous edition of the worldwide competition.

Even with this surprising elimination from the 2014 World Cup, Vicente del Bosque is feeling positive about the future of the Spanish squad.

Leading American forward Landon Donovan has reportedly retired from the USA national football team with the Ecuador match. The game witnessed his last international match.

The striker played on for forty minutes during the USA V Ecuador friendly at East Hartford & his decision to retire was received with a massive standing ovation from the gallery.

The erstwhile Everton hero was substituted by Corona (Joe) in 41st minute of the match. It was Disterud who brought the lead for USA national football team in 55th minute but the West Ham star Valencia (Enner) snatched a good draw for the opponent squad right in the 88th-minute strike.

It’s been more than a month now since the Brazilians were absolutely devastated in their own backyard by the eventual World Champions Germany. It was an evening which every Brazil player as well as fan would like to forget as soon as possible.

A defeat in a big match is alright. It’s understandable that you failed to rise to the occasion even in the familiar conditions. It happens sometimes in sports. But, if you enter a match as the favourite team with about 60,000 Crowd by your side supporting you passionately, you are not expected to go down 1-7.

With their performance that evening, the Brazilians didn’t shock themselves and their fans only; they would have probably shocked the opposition as well.

It’s been more than a month now since the Brazilians were absolutely devastated in their own backyard by the eventual World Champions Germany. It was an evening which every Brazil player as well as fan would like to forget as soon as possible.

A defeat in a big match is alright. It’s understandable that you failed to rise to the occasion even in the familiar conditions. It happens sometimes in sports. But, if you enter a match as the favourite team with about 60,000 Crowd by your side supporting you passionately, you are not expected to go down 1-7.

With their performance that evening, the Brazilians didn’t shock themselves and their fans only; they would have probably shocked the opposition as well.

Four minutes into the game and Switzerland and Argentina both strive to score a goal. Switzerland tries their level best to stop Angel Di Maria in the 9th minute. The coach of Switzerland Benaglio grabs the ball with both his hands as Messi tries to hit the first shot.

In the next moment Switzerland hip checks Messi who gets a free kick in reward but both Switzerland and Argentina scampers. Mehmedi of Switzerland takes down a clumsy tackle by Angel Di Maria and in return gives a free kick to Argentina in return. But the Argentinians fail to deliver.

Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has stated that he is very much hoping that Chelsea midfielder Oscar will return to national team duty after missing the past few friendly matches and trainings sessions in order to be with his family. Oscar recently became the father of a baby girl, Julia. As a result, he has been unavailable with the national team squad. With the tournament set to start against Croatia on June 12, Brazil will be hoping to get back as soon as possible.

Former AC Milan midfielder Kevin Prince Boetang has stated that he expects Germany to struggle at the upcoming World Cup 2014 due to the lack of experience within the team. Germany manager Joachim Loew named a very young preliminary squad that was without the likes of Mario Gomez and many other established players. Instead, he has taken youngsters like Max Meyer and Julian Draxler, who are yet to prove themselves at the top level. After naming the squad, Loew said that the mix of youth and vibrance will be key to getting success of the tournament.