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06-15-2014, 06:22 AM
World Cup: Amazon, Italy Devour England in Jungle Rumble
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MANAUS, Brazil — Back in 2013, before this summer's World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) groups and match-ups had been set, England manager Roy Hodgson called Manaus "ideally the place to avoid." That triggered a touchy response (http://mashable.com/2014/06/12/world-cup-manaus/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) from the mayor of this isolated jungle city of more than 1.5 million residents. Hodgson backtracked on his comments, deeming them irrelevant in a press conference at Arena da Amazonia Friday
But after England's opening game against Italy Saturday, it seems Hodgson was right all along
See also: Humans of the World Cup: Match Day in Manaus (http://mashable.com/2014/06/14/world-cup-fans-manaus/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Mario Balotelli headed home the game-winning goal. Wayne Rooney remained a World Cup goal-scoring virgin. The masses of Brazilians in the stands aligned themselves firmly behind the Azzurri, and England lost the much-anticipated match (http://mashable.com/2014/06/14/england-italy-world-cup-manaus/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) by 2-1, setting up a must-win date with Uruguay on Thursday in São Paulo Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/14/england-italy-world-cup-manaus-loss/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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MANAUS, Brazil — Back in 2013, before this summer's World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) groups and match-ups had been set, England manager Roy Hodgson called Manaus "ideally the place to avoid." That triggered a touchy response (http://mashable.com/2014/06/12/world-cup-manaus/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) from the mayor of this isolated jungle city of more than 1.5 million residents. Hodgson backtracked on his comments, deeming them irrelevant in a press conference at Arena da Amazonia Friday
But after England's opening game against Italy Saturday, it seems Hodgson was right all along
See also: Humans of the World Cup: Match Day in Manaus (http://mashable.com/2014/06/14/world-cup-fans-manaus/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Mario Balotelli headed home the game-winning goal. Wayne Rooney remained a World Cup goal-scoring virgin. The masses of Brazilians in the stands aligned themselves firmly behind the Azzurri, and England lost the much-anticipated match (http://mashable.com/2014/06/14/england-italy-world-cup-manaus/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) by 2-1, setting up a must-win date with Uruguay on Thursday in São Paulo Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/14/england-italy-world-cup-manaus-loss/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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