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Is this the greatest World Cup ever?

As we reach the end of the group stage are we really witnessing the greatest world cup ever? Ruth Alexander casts a sceptical eye over the statistics. She also takes a look at the possession stats to see if we’re seeing the death of tiki-taka with the help of Michael Cox from ZonalMarking.net.

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Mon 30 Jun 2014 15:50GMT
BBC World Service Online

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