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A number of tickets are available to locals at knockdown prices -- part of a PR offensive to win Brazilian hearts and minds in the run up to a tournament that may be a focal point for vociferous protests.<p>For visiting fans, though, the price of the tickets will probably be one of the more minor concerns when the time comes to sit down and draw up a budget for the trip. This is likely to be a very expensive World Cup.<p>The first cost, of course, is that of getting to Brazil. For Europeans, especially, this is likely to leave a considerable hole in the wallet, accustomed as they have become to cheap travel around their own continent. But once they touch down in Brazil their financial problems have only just begun.<p>Here I can throw in my own costs during the Confederations Cup by way of example. I managed to find hotels -- by no means top of the range but adequate enough for my needs -- for around $80 a night. I took three internal flights -- from my home city of Rio de Janeiro to Recife, the short hop from there to Salvador, and from there back to Rio. Cost: Approximately $560. Not excessive, perhaps, but not cheap either.<p>And here it has to be remembered that these prices are market driven. The Confederations Cup attracted hardly any foreign fans -- little more than 2% of ticket sales were to non-Brazilians. The World Cup is on a completely different scale. Hundreds of thousands of foreigners will be chasing hotels and internal flights, and prices will certainly reflect this.<p>I suffered from this phenomenon during the Confederations Cup when I tried to book a flight to Belo Horizonte for the semi-final -- which turned out to be Brazil against Uruguay. Prices from either Salvador or Rio were prohibitively expensive -- and this was before the tournament had begun, long before it had been confirmed that the hosts would be playing in this match. 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Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa, although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lower.<p>All applications made before 10 October 2013 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfil all requests.<p>The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5 November on a first-come, first-served basis. Another phase will begin on 8 December after the draw is made.<p>The tournament begins on 12 June, with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo.<p>BBC World Service carried out a study, called the Price of Football - World Cup 2014, which looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil. 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Diego Forlan's two goals, including a fine free-kick, earlier gave the visitors a<br>comfortable halftime lead.<p>We haven't learned our lessons (from the Confederations Cup). There is still a lot to work on before the World CupShinji Kagawa, Japan and Man United player<p>Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa scored a tap-in to pull one back soon after Suarez's effort, but Alvaro Gonzalez restored Uruguay's three-goal advantage following a goalkeeping error by Eiji Kawashima.<p>Keisuke Honda responded with a free-kick to make it 4-2.<p>Suarez spent the summer pushing for a move away from Liverpool, but a newspaper in his home country on Wednesday quoted him as having had a change of heart and deciding to stay.<p>Japan, who lost all three of their Confederations Cup games in Brazil this summer, were back to full strength but remain far from convincing ahead of next year's World Cup finals.<p>\"We haven't learned our lessons (from the Confederations Cup). There is still a lot to work on before the World Cup,\" Kagawa said.<p>Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni, meanwhile, praised the strength of the opposition.<p>\"You have to give credit to Uruguay,'' said Zaccheroni.<p>\"They are one of the best teams in the world. They showed that again by reaching the Confederations Cup semifinals this year.''","sourceURL":"http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2013/08/2013814142113532248.html","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/3f138bca954e909680425b48e4360c27bd99c7d8/original.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/3f138bca954e909680425b48e4360c27bd99c7d8/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":680,"original_height":450,"original_hints":"color,rgb-140-136-134,photo"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Faljazeera.com%2F0b76fd02589755d5a283f0e5727cdbab0342eb2d%2F89fad34c513902282abff0fcfcb169614dc6bc36%2Farticle.html&partner=aljazeera&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%253Am%253A3108008&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","partnerID":"aljazeera","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/0b76fd02589755d5a283f0e5727cdbab0342eb2d/89fad34c513902282abff0fcfcb169614dc6bc36/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Ben White","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/5959/AJZ.png"},"referredByItems":[{"type":"status","authorDisplayName":"Filipe Fortes","authorUsername":"fortes","userid":"3108008","authorDescription":"Born somewhere interesting, my life gets more boring everyday","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/uploads/avatar/8f105802f325942487595cddcb5f9c22424e9142.jpg"},"text":"","urls":["http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2013/08/2013814142113532248.html"],"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"C40QNixRScKT85Wm9vxzKw:a:3108008","dateCreated":1376570676,"ingestionTime":1377208146,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/user%2F3108008","title":"Filipe Fortes","linkType":"user","username":"fortes","userID":"3108008","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/uploads/avatar/8f105802f325942487595cddcb5f9c22424e9142.jpg"},"description":"Born somewhere interesting, my life gets more boring everyday"},{"type":"magazine","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","title":"World Cup","referringText":"World Cup","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/bbcimg.co.uk/d7611fd8944cce4a874f9f647f915ccb395d0821/original.jpg"}}],"id":"flipboard-C40QNixRScKT85Wm9vxzKw:a:3108008-1376570676"}],"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"C40QNixRScKT85Wm9vxzKw:a:3108008","dateCreated":1376570676,"ingestionTime":1377208146,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30756829","title":"Al Jazeera","referringText":"Al Jazeera","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/5959/AJZ.png"}}],"hideTimelineDate":true,"partnerID":"aljazeera","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-C40QNixRScKT85Wm9vxzKw:a:3108008-1376570676","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","time":50,"count":6,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-Vur8gd6wRnu_f5rsf6kR7g:a:3108008-1376570670","hashCode":481708241,"sortValue":31126470507356,"type":"post","title":"Oman move to summit of qualifying group","excerptText":"Paul Le Guen leads clinical finishers Oman to their second victory on the bounce against Singapore in Asian qualifying.<p>Oman swatted aside a tentative Singapore 2-0 on Wednesday to make it two wins from two as they went top of Group A in Asian Cup qualifying.<p>Singapore, under the guidance of new coach Bernd Stange, dominated possession in the first half but offered little in attack with Paul Le Guen's side proving clinical with their few chances.<p>Qasim Said eased past a static home defence to fire Oman into a 15th-minute lead with his fellow midfielder Eid Al-Farsi blasting a low drilled shot from 22 metres to double the advantage on the stroke of halftime.<p>I was afraid of the context, the artificial pitch. But we prepared well ... the players accepted to leave Oman before Eid which is not easy for them and I want to thank them for the effortPaul Le Guen, Oman coach<p>The home side wilted in the second half with Oman guilty of wasting several chances to improve their goal difference in the four-team group, also featuring Syria and Jordan, where two sides will qualify for the finals in Australia in 2015.<p>\"I think we did the job, it was vital to win and we did it,\" Le Guen, who had been concerned before the game that his players would still be feeling the effects of fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadam which ended last week, told reporters.<p>\"During the first half we were average, not many chances but efficient.<p>\"I was afraid of the context, the artificial pitch. But we prepared well... the players accepted to leave Oman before Eid which is not easy for them and I want to thank them for the effort.\"<p>Syria host Jordan in Iran on Thursday in the other Group A match in the second round.<p>The teams are back in Asian Cup qualifying action in October along with the other 16 sides trying to reach the finals in Australia where the hosts, holders Japan and South and North Korea all have places and do not need to qualify.","sourceURL":"http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2013/08/201381414588206685.html","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/e44aefd5c5dc1755737354df857305d7439e4e9d/original.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/e44aefd5c5dc1755737354df857305d7439e4e9d/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":680,"original_height":450,"original_hints":"color,rgb-170-162-153,photo"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Faljazeera.com%2Fe70b2ba786526e21f104e857041ed80d01b15657%2Fa559fd7186dc8379500dae38a176faac30fc2ef0%2Farticle.html&partner=aljazeera&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%253Am%253A3108008&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","partnerID":"aljazeera","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/e70b2ba786526e21f104e857041ed80d01b15657/a559fd7186dc8379500dae38a176faac30fc2ef0/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Michele Weldon","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/5959/AJZ.png"},"referredByItems":[{"type":"status","authorDisplayName":"Filipe Fortes","authorUsername":"fortes","userid":"3108008","authorDescription":"Born somewhere interesting, my life gets more boring everyday","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/uploads/avatar/8f105802f325942487595cddcb5f9c22424e9142.jpg"},"text":"","urls":["http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2013/08/201381414588206685.html"],"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"Vur8gd6wRnu_f5rsf6kR7g:a:3108008","dateCreated":1376570670,"ingestionTime":1377208146,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/user%2F3108008","title":"Filipe Fortes","linkType":"user","username":"fortes","userID":"3108008","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/uploads/avatar/8f105802f325942487595cddcb5f9c22424e9142.jpg"},"description":"Born somewhere interesting, my life gets more boring everyday"},{"type":"magazine","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","title":"World Cup","referringText":"World Cup","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/bbcimg.co.uk/d7611fd8944cce4a874f9f647f915ccb395d0821/original.jpg"}}],"id":"flipboard-Vur8gd6wRnu_f5rsf6kR7g:a:3108008-1376570670"}],"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"Vur8gd6wRnu_f5rsf6kR7g:a:3108008","dateCreated":1376570670,"ingestionTime":1377208146,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30756829","title":"Al Jazeera","referringText":"Al Jazeera","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/5959/AJZ.png"}}],"hideTimelineDate":true,"partnerID":"aljazeera","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-Vur8gd6wRnu_f5rsf6kR7g:a:3108008-1376570670","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","time":51,"count":7,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-_ymPytocTgylyFIQuNp6Hw:a:3108008-1376570653","hashCode":2562525664,"sortValue":31126470507355,"type":"post","title":"EPL chief slams Qatar 2022 winter plans","excerptText":"Head of the English Premier League opposed to moving Qatar World Cup to winter due to disruption to August-May season.<p>The chief executive of England's Premier League has said switching the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to the European winter would be \"nigh-on impossible\".<p>Qatar was controversially chosen to stage international football's premier tournament back in December 2010 but ever since there have been concerns about staging the event in its usual June-July slot because high seasonal temperatures in the Middle East state can top 122 degrees Fahrenheit.<p>But moving the World Cup to a possible January or February start would see it falling in the middle of major European domestic seasons, with England's lucrative Premier League likely to be the most severely affected given its lack of a winter break.<p>\"At the end of the day, FIFA made a decision which is for none of us to comment on,\" Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said Thursday at the launch of the new season.<p>\"They decided the World Cup will be in the summer in Qatar.<p>\"Our view is, if that is deemed not possible by FIFA, they need to move the location. We can't just, on a whim, decide to move to the winter.<p>\"It's extremely difficult, nigh-on impossible in our view.\"<p><b>Opposition</b><p>Last week Greg Dyke, the new chairman of England's governing Football Association, potentially put himself at odds with Scudamore by suggesting the 2022 World Cup be played at a different time or moved out of Qatar.<p>Meanwhile, last Sunday saw FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce hint that a winter World Cup was a possibility, with his own preference for a tournament which ran between January 6 and February 9, 2022.<p>The knock-on effects for the Premier League, as well as England's domestic cup competitions, would be huge and Scudamore said there had to be talks with all interested parties if FIFA were serious about re-scheduling the World Cup.<p>\"Where they award the World Cup to is a FIFA executive committee decision and not our business,\" he added.<p>\"But the international football calendar has to be consulted, FIFA can't just decide.<p>\"There's a whole series of complications and consultation has to be separate with leagues on a global basis, to make sure it works for everyone before a decision is made.\"","sourceURL":"http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2013/08/2013815111933934614.html","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/c443358db1c37d8c60fff847ad2265e4c2e3913a/original.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/c443358db1c37d8c60fff847ad2265e4c2e3913a/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":680,"original_height":450,"original_hints":"color,photo,rgb-149-132-114"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Faljazeera.com%2F79aef7613f60ba8390d74be7dd680371c3ede8ea%2Fd1bcc4b783930f24382b510539cbc5fe425e00be%2Farticle.html&partner=aljazeera&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%253Am%253A3108008&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","partnerID":"aljazeera","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/aljazeera.com/79aef7613f60ba8390d74be7dd680371c3ede8ea/d1bcc4b783930f24382b510539cbc5fe425e00be/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Ben White","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/5959/AJZ.png"},"referredByItems":[{"type":"status","authorDisplayName":"Filipe Fortes","authorUsername":"fortes","userid":"3108008","authorDescription":"Born somewhere interesting, my life gets more boring everyday","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/uploads/avatar/8f105802f325942487595cddcb5f9c22424e9142.jpg"},"text":"","urls":["http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2013/08/2013815111933934614.html"],"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"_ymPytocTgylyFIQuNp6Hw:a:3108008","dateCreated":1376570653,"ingestionTime":1377208146,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/user%2F3108008","title":"Filipe Fortes","linkType":"user","username":"fortes","userID":"3108008","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/uploads/avatar/8f105802f325942487595cddcb5f9c22424e9142.jpg"},"description":"Born somewhere interesting, my life gets more boring everyday"},{"type":"magazine","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","title":"World Cup","referringText":"World Cup","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/bbcimg.co.uk/d7611fd8944cce4a874f9f647f915ccb395d0821/original.jpg"}}],"id":"flipboard-_ymPytocTgylyFIQuNp6Hw:a:3108008-1376570653"}],"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"_ymPytocTgylyFIQuNp6Hw:a:3108008","dateCreated":1376570653,"ingestionTime":1377208146,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30756829","title":"Al Jazeera","referringText":"Al Jazeera","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/dev_O/featured/5959/AJZ.png"}}],"hideTimelineDate":true,"partnerID":"aljazeera","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-_ymPytocTgylyFIQuNp6Hw:a:3108008-1376570653","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","time":51,"count":8,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-NoAiuRswRXq-ETqXZEg52A:a:3108008-1376514538","hashCode":1823952795,"sortValue":31126470507354,"type":"post","title":"Northern Ireland 1-0 Russia","excerptText":"Martin Paterson's first-half header ended Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill's long wait for a victory as his side recorded a well-earned win over Russia. O'Neill's first nine matches in charge of the national side had yielded five draws and four defeats, but his first taste of success at the highest level was a sweet one as he got the better of the former England manager Fabio Capello and his highly-rated charges in Belfast.<p>The tireless Paterson, only starting because of an injury to Kyle Lafferty, delivered the famous win by nodding home Niall McGinn's 43rd-minute cross for his second goal for Northern Ireland and first in competitive action.<p>With Lafferty injured and Chris Brunt suspended, there were recalls for both Paterson and Jamie Ward as Northern Ireland looked to break a 13-match winless run. Russia would go top of Group F with victory, but it was Northern Ireland who started the stronger, producing a fine first-half performance, rewarded when they took the lead just before the break thanks to their two forward replacements.<p>Ward collected Daniel Lafferty's quick free-kick and rifled a low shot against a post from 25 yards to signal danger for the visitors, and a minute later Northern Ireland were in front. Niall McGinn, lively from the start, got behind his man and chased the ball to the byline, where he hit a first time cross towards Paterson. The Huddersfield forward timed his leap and directed a fine header into the far corner.<p>Within 13 minutes of the re-start the hosts might have doubled their lead.Shane Ferguson's deep corner was steered back across goal by Craig Cathcart and headed in by Paterson, only for a marginal offside flag to cut short the celebrations, but not for too long.","sourceURL":"http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/northern-ireland-russia-world-cup-qualifier","allowFullscreenImage":true,"inlineImage":{"mediumURL":"http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2013/8/14/1376512984971/Northern-Ireland-v-Russia-008.jpg","smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/guim.co.uk/7bb98eeaec9bfa66bdd46c01b4c02b79cc2dca18/thumbnail.jpg","original_width":460,"original_height":276,"original_hints":"color,photo,rgb-156-50-47"},"readButtonCaption":"Read Article","sourceMagazineURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/flipmag?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.flipboard.com%2Ftheguardian.com%2Fd07962a52743a2a66f3200d8ab233f89387271d8%2F7ae3af1fcbc2f03c97e902e89f9cfebf9118ccc3%2Farticle.html&partner=guardian&tml§ion=flipboard%2Fcurator%252Fmagazine%252FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%253Am%253A3108008&fallbackTml","language":"en","article":{"sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","partnerID":"guardian","url":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/theguardian.com/d07962a52743a2a66f3200d8ab233f89387271d8/7ae3af1fcbc2f03c97e902e89f9cfebf9118ccc3/article.html"},"authorDisplayName":"Press Association","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/twimg.com/27715b27fe52576352cf6053cbe8c5545f34ad66/thumbnail.jpg"},"referredByItems":[{"type":"status","authorDisplayName":"Filipe Fortes","authorUsername":"fortes","userid":"3108008","authorDescription":"Born somewhere interesting, my life gets more boring everyday","authorImage":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/uploads/avatar/8f105802f325942487595cddcb5f9c22424e9142.jpg"},"text":"","urls":["http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/northern-ireland-russia-world-cup-qualifier"],"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"NoAiuRswRXq-ETqXZEg52A:a:3108008","dateCreated":1376514538,"ingestionTime":1377208146,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/user%2F3108008","title":"Filipe Fortes","linkType":"user","username":"fortes","userID":"3108008","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/uploads/avatar/8f105802f325942487595cddcb5f9c22424e9142.jpg"},"description":"Born somewhere interesting, my life gets more boring everyday"},{"type":"magazine","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","title":"World Cup","referringText":"World Cup","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/bbcimg.co.uk/d7611fd8944cce4a874f9f647f915ccb395d0821/original.jpg"}}],"id":"flipboard-NoAiuRswRXq-ETqXZEg52A:a:3108008-1376514538"}],"service":"flipboard","remoteServiceItemID":"NoAiuRswRXq-ETqXZEg52A:a:3108008","dateCreated":1376514538,"ingestionTime":1377208146,"sectionLinks":[{"type":"author","service":"flipboard","remoteid":"flipboard/mix%2F30760154","title":"The Guardian","referringText":"The Guardian","linkType":"user","image":{"smallURL":"http://cdn.flipboard.com/twimg.com/27715b27fe52576352cf6053cbe8c5545f34ad66/thumbnail.jpg"}}],"hideTimelineDate":true,"partnerID":"guardian","flipboardSocialId":"flipboard-NoAiuRswRXq-ETqXZEg52A:a:3108008-1376514538","sectionID":"flipboard/curator%2Fmagazine%2FjXQSZtZcR3q1coH5X2d7dg%3Am%3A3108008","time":52,"count":9,"rssText":null},{"id":"flipboard-j-27QeLPQ_WaoDQd2Gey3Q:a:3108008-1376485146","hashCode":4067705972,"sortValue":31126470507353,"type":"post","title":"Five things to look out for in the international matches","excerptText":"Once a den of intimidating din, the home fans at Windsor Park have, of late, turned their tunes on the home side. \"It's never nice, even worse when you're getting booed off by your own crowd. It's like you've let the whole country down,\" said the West Bromwich Albion defender Gareth McAuley ahead of Northern Ireland's game against Russia.<p>But they are right to do so because in footballing terms, at least, letting the country down is exactly what the players have been doing. Michael O'Neill's team have won just one of their last 14 internationals at home, drawing seven and losing six, and that win came two years ago against the Faroe Islands, thanks to some tasty touches from the boot of Pat McCourt.<p>It is a shameful run for a side that could once master the might of England and Spain. On Wednesday, they face a Russia side who will be hungry for a win. Fabio Capello's lot sit in second place in Group F (two points behind Portugal with two games in hand) and will be keen as Colman's to put the pressure on Portugal and avoid that awkward play-off position.<p>For the home side to get anything out of this, they will have to soak up some heavy pressure and hope to counterattack, catching the Russians off guard at the back. But that approach is no guarantee of success given that Palermo's Kyle Lafferty is out and Russia have only let in one goal in their five qualifying games. Despite this, McAuley believes they can do it – \"We can win,\" he said – but few in Windsor Park will share his optimism and come full-time, expect the boos to come tumbling down if yet another lacklustre performance is offered up.<p>International friendly: Belgium v France, 8pm<p>\"For the moment, I'm in Seville,\" Geoffrey Kondogbia told the French press last week, but for how long is the question. Real Madrid are said to be fluttering their eyelashes in his vicinity but so too should a host of Premier League clubs, not least Manchester United and Arsenal.<p>Though far from the finished article, Kondogbia is a defensive midfielder who is tough, tenacious and blessed with a tip-top touch. He posted some impressive performances in the Under-20 World Cup and in doing so earned a call-up to Didier Deschamps' squad for this friendly against Belgium.<p>Kondogbia has said he does not expect to feature on Wednesday – \"I'll be there to observe how things work and to get my bearings\" – but if he does get some pitch time, it will be intriguing to see how he gets on against one of the most in-form sides in Europe. 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