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Fernando Muslera

Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol (; born 16 June 1986 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Galatasaray and is first-choice keeper for the Uruguayan national team.

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A bewildering Copa America: Uruguay vs. Paraguay in final, with Brazil, Argentina long gone

One fact illustrates this bewildering Copa America : Paraguay enters Sunday's final against Uruguay without a single victory in five games.

Then there are the flops of Brazil and the Lionel Messi-led Argentina , a repeat of their disappointing exits in the 2010 World Cup when both also went out in the quarterfinals.This leaves Uruguay the clear favorite, again showing that teamwork trumps star power in this country of only 3.5 million. Uruguay reached the World Cup semifinals in South Africa a year ago before losing to the Netherlands .Uruguay plays in the final in Buenos Aires with 20 of the 23 players it took to the World Cup and coach Oscar Tabarez, affectionately known as "Profesor" or "Maestro.""This group knows each other by heart," midfielder Egidio Arevalo Rios said. "We try to play when we can, and when we can't the important thing is that we keep our tactical shape and order."Uruguay's attack has been steady, but not great. Liverpool's Luis Suarez scored both goals in the 2-0 ...

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  2. Uruguay Secures Top Spot in Group A, Defeats Mexico 1-0

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  3. Sneijder inspires Dutch to reach final

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  4. Germans fight back to finish third again

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  5. Dutch into final after beating Uruguay 3-2

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  8. Suarez scores twice as Uruguay beats South Korea 2-1 to advance to quarterfinals

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  9. South Africa falls to Uruguay 3-0, in danger of being first World Cup host failing to advance

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  10. France, Uruguay play 0-0 draw on opening day, Uruguay has first player ejected

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Nil-nil draws can be the scourge of soccer. Yet nobody who participated in Friday night's 0-0 World Cup match between France and Urugu...

  11. Uruguay Beats South Korea 2-1 to Reach Quarters

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  12. Liverpool beats Chelsea 2-0 to cut Man United lead

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  1. Uruguay Defeats Ghana on Penalty Kicks to Reach World Cup Semis

    JOHANNESBURG -- Uruguay reached the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1970, beating Ghana 4-2 on penalties Friday after the last African team in the tour...

  2. Penalty miss denies Ghana as Uruguay advance

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  3. Germany's late goal wins 3rd-place match over Uruguay 3-2 at World Cup

    PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) — In pouring rain on a ragged field, Germany and Uruguay staged a match entertaining enough to be for the World Cup title.Too bad i...

  4. Group A wide open after France held

    By Mitch PhillipsCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - France failed to rise to the occasion again on Friday when a lackluster performance in a tepid 0-0 draw with Uruguay handed th...

  5. Uruguay-Ghana penalty kicks shootout

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — How the penalty kicks shootout between Uruguay and Ghana played out in the World Cup's quarterfinals Friday:1-0 Uruguay: Diego Forlan , who score...

  6. Netherlands Defeats Uruguay to Reach World Cup Final

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The Netherlands turned on the style in the second half to reach its third World Cup final -- and first in 32 years -- with a 3-2 victory o...

  7. Ibrahimovic suspended 3 games for punch

    AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for three games for punching Bari's Marco Rossi in the stomach and will miss the match against second-place In...