World Cup stories for Friday, June 18. The supervisor is John Affleck.

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JOHANNESBURG—Argentina looked like two-time champions and Greece finally found a way to score—and win—at the World Cup. As for France, well, it can’t get much worse. By Chris Lehourites.

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JOHANNESBURG—Expect Maradona to turn up at Argentina’s next match in a tie-dye T-shirt, waving incense sticks and singing “Kumbayah.” Because his masterplan for winning the World Cup is now crystal clear: He’ll do it by smothering his players in lashings of love. By John Leicester.

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VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa—The celebrations are over. Now Switzerland just wants to forget that it pulled off a World Cup upset by beating title favorite Spain. The 1-0 victory in Durban sent shock waves around the soccer world. By Karl Ritter.

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JOHANNESBURG—SOC—WCup-Australia. By Tony Harper.