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VICE Sports World News Roundup: June 8, 2016

Start your day with VICE Sports. Here's our morning roundup of the sports news from around the world.
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Good morning, America. It's June 8, 2016. Welcome to the VICE Sports World News Roundup. Be sure to stop by every morning for more headlines from around the world.

Yesterday, Colombia beat Paraguay 2-1 in the Copa America. The pre-match coin toss didn't go as planned.

Team USA also played in the Copa America, beating Costa Rica 4-0. If you missed it, you can read our story on the origins of the Costa Rica-U.S. rivalry here.

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A not especially impressive robot over at Wired predicted Germany will win Euro 2012. Bold!

The BBC produced a pretty epic piece about the Stade de France, which will host both the tournament's opening game and final

Stephen Keshi, one of Africa's greatest footballers, died. He was 54.

Some asshole in Kalamazoo, Michigan, ran over nine cyclists, killing five. He then fled the scene. Police arrested him later.

Photo of the Day

Behold James Rodriguez's triumphant moment. He scored in Colombia's 2-1 win over Paraguay.

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