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AFP, Salvador
FAN RUNS ONTO PITCH
A man ran onto the pitch early in Tuesday's last 16 game between Belgium and the United States in the World Cup's first pitch security breach.
The man ran from one side of the pitch almost to the other before being halted and led away by security officers.
Before being sent off, the man who had a t-shirt with the words 'Save Favelas children' written on it. shook hands with Belgian players Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne.
RIBERY NO-SHOW FOR KEY CLASH
injured France star Franck Ribery will not travel to Brazil to cheer his teammates when they face Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals here Friday, the French Football Federation (FFF) said Tuesday.
Ribery, ruled out of the World Cup after a recurrence of a back injury on the eve of the finals, had been invited to join the squad along with two injured players
originally due to travel to Brazil, Steve Mandanda and Clement Grenier.
However FFF president Noel Le Graet told AFP the Bayern Munich star would not be coming to Brazil.
"Ribery is on holiday with his family and is recovering," Le Graet said.
Le Graet said the FFF was still waiting to hear whether Mandanda, who plays for Marseille, and Grenier (Lyon) would accept their invitations to travel to Brazil.
FIFA WOWED BYWC
FIFA secretary genera) Jerome Valcke on Tuesday said he had been impressed by the soaring popularity of the World Cup in the United States, which has discussed a possible bid for the tournament in 2026.
Speaking to Brazilian television channel SporTV, Valcke said FIFA had noted the record viewing figures for World Cup matches in the United States.
"What we have seen during this World Cup in the United States is incredible, ’ Valcke was quoted as saying through an interpreter. "Huge interest, record television figures, even surpassing the NBA |basketball|,' Valcke added.
More than 15 million Americans tuned in to watch Germany defeat the United States 1-0 in their World Cup group finale, broadcasters ESPN and Univision said.
The Americans’ previous 2-2 draw with Portugal pulled in an average 18.2 million viewers on ESPN alone to become what the network called "the most-viewed soccer match in the United States ever.'
The US World Cup campaign came to a brave end on Tuesday with a 2-1 defeat to Belgium after extra-time.
But Valcke said he was convinced the sport had now gained a solid foothold in America, and appeared to give tacit encouragement to a possible US bid in 2026.
■ It shows that football in the United States is strong, and we should continue to work with US Soccer and the United States, who have talked about organising the World Cup in 2026," Valcke added.
The United States, which staged a successful World Cup in 1994, made an unsuccessful bid for the 2022 tournament, controversially awarded to Qatar after a corruption-tainted vote in 2010.