Ultimately, in the final World Series game, Posey came back to form.
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After just a single match in the final World Cup qualifying tournament, U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann said his squad is facing a "must-win" game against Costa Rica in Denver Friday night.
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Hook, once again struggling with the boot, should have slotted over a three-point attempt early in the second half but it was quickly forgotten as veteran wing Shane Williams, playing in the final World Cup match of his career, produced a moment of magic in the 49th minute.
But Harris returned to rugby league in 2004, joining Bradford, where he helped Noble's side win the 2006 Grand Final and World Club Challenge.
The Cheshire-born player is eligible through his Scottish grandfather, but was unable to play in the final two World Cup qualifiers due to red tape.
However, despite a poll showing the majority of Argentina fans thought Maradona was unfit to coach the national team going into the final two World Cup qualifying matches, he guided the team through to South Africa with two dramatic victories.
Collina insisted he was not disappointed - despite missing out on the chance to referee the "clean sweep" of the Olympic final (1996), Champions League final (1999), World Cup final (2002) and European Championships final.
We scored each city on the number of times one of its teams has lost in the postseason, adjusting the misery points to give the most weight to losing in the final round (World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Final, Stanley Cup Final) and doling out progressively fewer points for losing earlier playoff rounds.
Cardiff has recently hosted a Rugby World Cup final, FA Cup finals, world championship boxing and rallying, Grand Prix speedway and Ashes Test cricket.
On 12 July, three days after the World Cup final, Fifa will publish new world rankings based on a new method of calculation to be announced during the last week of the tournament.
Back in 1990, Taylor surprised the darting world by defeating his mentor Eric Bristow 6-1 in the final of the World Championship at the Lakeside, and then was involved in one of the greatest finals ever two years later, winning his second world title in a sudden-death leg against Mike Gregory.
In some senses, the approach has worked: The Dutch reached the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, its first final appearance since 1978.
The consolation prize went to Stenson, who figured he would need to finish in the top 10 to crack the top 50 in the world in the final week that Augusta National uses the world ranking to fill out the field.
"The final chapter of World War II is just now being written, " he said.
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"This is the final of the World Cup for the South American teams, " Chelsea's interim manager Benitez told reporters.
"We can't forget it was the quarter-final of the World Cup and we scored five tries to two, " said White.
In a repeat of last year's world final, Sweden won 9-4 after scoring three each in the fifth and eighth ends.
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If she can beat Martinez Sanchez, she will face a final against either world No. 1 Serena Williams or the formerly top-ranked Jelena Jankovic.
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Her opponent in Sunday's final will be world No.2 Maria Sharapova who beat Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in Saturday's other semifinal.
Nigeria has never gone beyond the preliminary round at the Olympics, although they are the only African side to have reached the quarter-final of a World Cup.
Rebecca doesn't like losing and was very, very disappointed not to make the final of the world championships last year - she said she wouldn't let that happen again.
Fellow seasoned campaigner Karen Pickering failed to make the 200m freestyle final, and world 200m backstroke champion Katy Sexton withdrew from the 50m event after coming fourth in the 100m.
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Indeed, of the 109 players who appeared in the final of the World Cup or the Euros since 2004, just 15 did so after a long and grinding Premier League season.
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Hendry had won 14 of their previous 18 meetings, and each of Ebdon's four victories - including his 18-17 win in the 2002 world final - had come in final-frame deciders.
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The Serb, who beat Federer in the final of the world number one's home-town event in Basle on Sunday, looked a little jaded and appeared in trouble at 2-5 in the second set.
Meanwhile in the women's draw, a repeat of the Madrid final between the world's top two failed to materialize when Maria Sharapova withdrew from her quarterfinal with home favorite Sara Errani due to illness.
Having won the Volvo Masters and reached the final of the World Match Play since the qualifying period began, McGinley has every chance of becoming one of the first names to book an automatic spot.
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