The top teams in each group meet in next Saturday's final with Britain, led by world number one Andy Murray in action for the first time on Monday against Kazakhstan, while Germany take on Russia in Group B matches.

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Acevedo was initially taken to a prison camp known as Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb, Germany, where thousands of American, French, Italian and Russian soldiers were held as prisoners of war.

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However, Vastic's last-gasp spot-kick ensures both these two sides, as well as Germany, still have a hope of joining Croatia in qualifying from Group B.

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Since going on sale in late 2011, Mercedes said it has received 100, 000 orders for the new B-class, which it also builds in Rastatt, Germany.

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The UCI followed Contador's statement with its own, confirming that the rider had been "formally and provisionally suspended as is prescribed by the World Anti-Doping Code" after both his A and B urine samples tested positive in a laboratory in Cologne, Germany.

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