England and Colombia will be sanctioned at the World Cup

Twenty-six group games were broadcast on Fox, compared to six on ABC in 2014 and four on ABC in 2010.

Ratings are only for viewers and not for those watching digital streams.

Nigerian captain John Obi Mikel says he was told four hours before his country's crucial match against Argentina that his father had been kidnapped at home and would be shot if the player reported it to the authorities. Mikel said in a statement from his management company that he hid the news of his teammates and coaches in Russia and "had to shut my head and go represent my country first."

Nigeria lost Tuesday's match in St. Petersburg 2-1 after a goal in Argentina and was eliminated from the World Cup

Michael Mikel, Mikel's father, was released on Monday in the State of Enugu. 19659002] This is the second time that his father is kidnapped in Nigeria.

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Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist leaves for his country in the round of 32 World Cup final against Switzerland. His wife might not be totally focused on the action.

Granqvist's wife, Sofie, is due to give birth on Tuesday to the couple's second child.

On the eve of the match, Granqvist says he is "fully focused on tomorrow's game. and my wife is very strong. "

Swiss striker Breel Embolo, who came home last week to witness the birth of his first child, is on the bench in St. Petersburg.

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4 FIFA banned a Caribbean football leader from ticket sales for the 2014 World Cup.

FIFA also ordered Venold Coombs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to pay 40,000 Swiss francs. , the president of the football federation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was found guilty of corruption, conflict of interest and loyalty to FIFA

Coombs sold tickets "for a mark-up enjoying "after he bou as a member of the FIFA Committee

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The coach of Switzerland Vladimir Petkovic rewarded Josip Drmic for the start of the World Cup 16 Drmic , who scored as a substitute in the second period at the Switzerland's 2-2 draw against Costa Rica in their final group match replaced Breel Embolo on the front row.

Petkovic was also forced to make two changes to his defense because of suspensions. Captain Stephan Lichtsteiner and Fabian Schaer miss the match and are replaced by Michael Lang and Johan Djourou.

Sweden coach Janne Andersson made a change in the starting lineup that beat Mexico 3-0 in their last group match, with Gustav Svensson suspended midfielder Sebastian Larsson.

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