Costa Rica successfully defended the UFWC title with this impressive victory over Italy. Temperatures hit the high 20s celsius during what was a 1pm kick-off at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, in the north-east of Brazil. Italy boss Cesare Prandelli had called ahead of the game for water breaks, and without them his team visibly wilted in the heat. Unsurprisingly, Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto went with the same team that had taken the UFWC title from Uruguay in a 3-1 win on Saturday, playing a 5-4-1 formation, with Joel Campbell as a lone striker.

Nov 30

Italy 1-2 Argentina

Argentina defeated Italy to retain the UFWC title in an entertaining match in Rome. Unfortunately, two of football's biggest stars weren't involved. Mario Balotelli and Lionel Messi both missed out through injury. Instead it was Gonzalo Higuain and Ever Banega who grabbed the headlines as Argentina dominated the first half, then held off a strong Italy fight back.

Nov 30

It's up for grabs - the CW Alcock Cup!

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It's up for grabs - the CW Alcock Cup!

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It's up for grabs - the CW Alcock Cup!

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