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Silva had declared his wish to remain at Real Madrid amid speculation linking him to Porto.

It was a heart-breaking moment for the partisan crowd and Belgian goalkeeper Jeremy Gucassoff, who played a gallant game today to thwart repeated raids by the Australian strikers.

Rani Rampal scored a brilliant field goal in the 13th minute and that proved to be the difference between the two teams in the fifth/sixth classification match.

India tried to forced their way back in the third quarter, but could not capitalise on the openings, including two penalty corners that came during this period.

Jasjit hails from a small village Sansarpur, on the fringe of Jalandhar city that used to be the hub of Indian hockey in its heydays.

Carlos has appeared in three World Cups for Brazil, with the team winning the trophy in 2002 and finishing second to France in 1998.

Blatter's second-in-command, secretary general Jerome Valcke, will also be absent "due to their current commitments in Zurich," FIFA said.

"We may not have got an ideal quarterfinal draw, but the performance against Australia shows we can pose a threat to The Netherlands," said Ahrens.

"Frayed nerves and inability to cope with the high rhythm set by the Australians hurt us very badly at the start of the match," said Van Ass.

Dunga had raised eyebrows after being asked if criticism of his team's inconsistency was warranted.

Ramandeep Singh scored for world No. 9 India while his brace was matched by world No. 10 Pakistan captain Muhammad Imran. The match ended in a 2-2 .

All eyes on Saturday's match will be set on Rani as she has displayed brilliant passing skills and scored two crucial goals in India’s triumph over Poland.

Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani was sexually assaulted by Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara during the quarter-final match at the Copa America.

Chile bundled reigning champions Uruguay out of the Copa America with a 1-0 victory in a fast-paced quarter-final.

Brazil captain Neymar has denied insulting a referee after being sent off in the Copa America game against Colombia, calling the incident a mix-up.

"Lucio has been signed as the marquee player for FC Goa as he was strongly recommended by Zico," FC Goa's co-owner Shrinivas Dempo said.