[caption id=“attachment_1580907” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Uruguay’s Luis Suarez has a quiet word with England’s Steven Gerrard after Uruguay’s 2-1 victory over England during the group D World Cup soccer match between Uruguay and England at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 19, 2014. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1580885” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Chile’s forward Alexis Sanchez takes the time to console Spain’s midfielder Andres Iniesta (L) after Spain lost their Group B football match against Chile in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1580903” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Arjen Robben of the Netherlands (L) walks beside Spain’s Iker Casillas after their 2014 World Cup Group B soccer match at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador June 13, 2014. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1580889” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Colombia players acknowledge Ivory Coast’s Yaya Toure after the group C World Cup soccer match between Colombia and Ivory Coast at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Colombia won the match 2-1. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1580891” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Croatia’s Danijel Pranjic, right, shakes hands with Cameroon’s Dany Nounkeu after the group A World Cup soccer match between Cameroon and Croatia at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Croatia won the match 4-0. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1580897” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  England’s Glen Johnson (R) helps to stretch Uruguay’s Luis Suarez during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Corinthians arena in Sao Paulo June 19, 2014. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1580899” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Uruguay’s Jorge Fucile consoles England’s Gary Cahill after Uruguay’s 2-1 victory over England during the group D World Cup soccer match between Uruguay and England at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 19, 2014. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1580905” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, right, is consoled by a German player following Portugal’s 4-0 loss to Germany over Portugal during the group G World Cup soccer match between Germany and Portugal at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. AP[/caption]
The competition may be intense in the World Cup but there have been some really heartening moments which show the players’ sportsmanship.
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