>>. >> >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome. this is the newshour, live from our headquarters in doha. coming up, sunni rebels and the iraqi army battle over the oil refineries. the leaders debate air combat. felipe sworn in as spain's new copying. many flee in northern pakistan and farmers trying to save

bananas from a devastating disease. but first, to the turmoil in iraq, and leaders in the region are reacting to baghdad's request for an air strike against sunni fighters. turkey's prime minister recep tayyip erdogan warns that it could cause a high number of civilian casualties. no decision op air strikes has been made. on the ground in iraq, one of the major battles is waged for control of a large oil refinery. there was a truce in order to allow hundreds of workers to get out. hundreds of volunteers are signing up to fight. on the rebel side the barth

party issued a statement calling the iraqi prime minister treacherous, promising that it would protect the rights of iraqis. that follows a chorus echoing that nouri al-maliki should resign. >> the government in saudi arabia denies this it's funding the sunni rebels. hoda abdel-hamid has the latest. we heard about the fighting of bargee. is that the focus the government, militarily anyway? >> well, there are several focuses of the government at the moment. bayie is important. is provides a lot of oil, it's an important refinery. frankly speaking, since the fight has been going on for the past few days people have been feeling the act on the ground, all the way up to here, the

kurdish region, there's a huge shortage of fuel. there's no electricity or water in a lot of areas. it's usually a big problem for the government. people feel i'll yepated in those areas. life is difficult, and the promises of nouri al-maliki, that he would retake the areas is not coming true. a flash point is the airport of talla far. the town is under the hands. sunni rebels, there has been a standoff around the airport. we are getting conflicting reports. what we can tell you is there is iraqi army presence in the airport itself. they appear to be surrounded. they are not firing. they appear to be in self-defence mode. if the sunni rebels go in, probably the soldiers will be

afraid of what would happen to the allies. they have no escape route. certainly - and then there's a flashpoint in bacuba, not far from the capital, where, you know, sunni rebels have been announcing that they will advance towards the capital. the flash point there. certainly a lot of things for the government to absorb and with no military presence any more in the areas, difficult to see how they will stop the swift advance of the sunni rebels, which makes me wonder about maleeky's statement and promise that he will take several towns. does that look realistic? >> he won't be able to do that alone, and with the capacity he has at the moment. he might have volunteers helping in baghdad. he might have a lot of preps in the south of the country, when it comes to the old central

area, straddling from the north of baghdad to the north of iraq, it will be difficult. that might explain why he publicly asked washington to cory out air strikes, unless someone clears the ground for him. there's no way for him to deploy his troops. a lot in the area has fallen into the hands of rebels. we don't know at this stage. he has the air strike and ability in the sense that he has a lot of - the air force has a lot of apache helicopters donated by the u.s. some have been down. they are carrying out operations in fall ugea, ramadi and other areas. without outside help, he will not be able to deploy. when you ask about the peshmerga forces, they have a border, 1050km from syria to iran. that's a border of disputed

territories. at the moment they are facing the sunni rebels, and they tell you that the only presence of iraqi army is about 50km close to the iranian border. it gives you an idea of how much land nouri al-maliki has lost over the past week alone. >> hoda abdel-hamid, thank you for that. i'm joined in doha by fawa gurgus a professor of politics and international relations at the school of economics in london. where are we now in terms of nouri al-maliki? >> first of all, the iraqi security forces have not been able to stop the advance of i.s.i.s., that's a reality. i'm more concerned about the bleeding of the iraqi state. the disintegration of security forces. before talking about retaking mosul, tikrit and other cities.

we need to talk about stiff nipping the resolve of iraqi forces. they need help. at theest eps of this -- the essence of this crisis is a broken, disfunctional political system. you need to yupify iraq, brick in -- uniify iraq, bring in all communities to face the threat. for many iraqis nouri al-maliki is not acceptable. many say the same thing. >> that will not happen until, perhaps, baghdad has fallen. is that possible. >> the question at the table is how do you establish an inclusive government, a national unity government. some voices in america say a unity government without nouri al-maliki. others say a national government in iraq. remember, his coalition has a

largest number of votes. >> are there those willing to become part of a broad national government. >> the question it address, we focus the relationship on iran and the united states. >> let's ask the question. this is key, and it's amazing at what diplomacy can achieve, or the military offensive can achieve in a short time. that diplomacy couldn't. >> it's been taking place. nouri al-maliki supported them in the last few years. if you need a genuine inclusive government, you need to sideline or basically nudge nouri al-maliki out. iran can do it. >> so washington says to iran... >> absolutely. >>..tehran says to baghdad "you got to go." >> basically.

we are talking about tactical accord nation. iran has a pivot ol roll to play to convince the shi'ite coalition, that maliki is part of the problem as opposed to part of the solution. >> part of the problem has been the funding from golf moniccees and saudi arabia. the saudis deny funding any rebels. is that likely? >> basically it's suicidal for saudi arabia or any country to basically fund i.s.i.s. we do not know the major sources of funding. i believe they have multiple sources. you have criminality. social seizing assets. >> it's supposed to be worth $2 billion. >> oil fields and what have you. the big question for review is i.s.i.s. not only present a

threat against the united states but the sunni arab community. i.s.i.s. is not a friend of the sunni community. it's counter productive to each campbell on i.s.i.s. being a vehicle for sunni empowerment and aspirations. >> thank you for that. in syria, fighting continues between government forces, rebels in the south near damascus, and in the northern city of aleppo. opposition groups posted a video showing a government attack in daraa. near damascus, there has been reports of heavy fighting. these pictures posted by activists appears to show pictures of shelling. separate pictures show the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack. civilians are believed to be among the casualties.

>> an international human rights group accused kurdish authorities of committing human rights abuses. the human rights watch said the democratic party used children and failed to stamp out abuses in prisons. kurds are the largest ethnic minority, making up 10% of the prewar population. >> president asaad's forces pulled out in 2012 spain's new king felipe has been sworn in at a proclamation ceremony. felipe vi swore his allegiance. in his first speech he paid tribute to his father, juan carlos. let's go to madrid. >> translation: almost 40 years ago from this same stand my father said he wanted to be the king of the spanish people, and

he has down that. he called on us to be part of a project of national agreement. which resulted in the best years of our contemporary movement. let's go to mad rid and hear from jonah hull. what more did the new young copying say. >> in that speech, steech, he wept on, kink -- king felipe, he went on in a humble speech to talk about the allegations of financial bribery and scandal embracing the royal family, something he intends to put right. let me bring in a guest, a respected author, writer. what do you make of this note of humility. he talked about needing o be closer to the citizens, regaining their respect, being

more honest, transparent. >> i think he's beginning the job of restoring the monarchy. this is a good point to start. that is what many people believe has been lacking in the last knew years. the fact that he refers to transparency, that is important. people want to see more trance perpsy. a written knowledge is what is going on in the family. i think it's a clever move on the part of the new king. >> is he a humble man. >> he is. that will fair him in his past. it's in his nature. he's certainly not - this is more his mother's son than his father's son. it will be natural for him to show the outlook. >> and keen to make a break from the recent image of his father juan carlos. >> he has too, certainly.

this disappointmentment with the monarchy is real. the problem is that monarchy was too much identified with the former king carlos, now that he has fallen, also the monarchy. the new king will have to start from scach. >> so the right man for the job. >> i think he's the right man for the job. the right circumstances for the pan. the economic crisis. those are very serious challenges. he is really the best man one could think of. but let's see if he's lucky enough to carry it out. >> let's not forget he's the head of state, but he doesn't run the state. the king koog do so much. >> the procession will bring the royal family, king felipe vi, his wife and daughters to the

royal palace, where they'll step onto the balcony and waive to the crowds. the beginning of a new era in spain. jonah hull in madrid. more to come on the newshour from doha. including - marching to their open beat. the former child soldiers getting a fresh start in the donning -- democratic republic of congo. also ahead how a crowning jewel risks losing its lustre and why china could be the reason. and in sport spain knocked out of the world cup after losing to chile. tens of thousands of people in northern pakistan are leaving their homes. the army is targetting anti-government forces in north

waziristan. mean of the displaced are heading to ban u province. >> reporter: they left op foot when no help arrived and bombs fell around them. these are some of the residents of the north waziristan trying to reach safety. pakistan says it will continue the operation until the last fighter is flushed out. this man and his children sought shelter at the school and is worried about those left behind. >> translation: there's no food. the government didn't make plans, we have been suffering for months. houses have been bombed, innocent people are dying. >> reporter: everyone we spoke to shared similar septemberments, some -- sentiments, some came through multiple checkpoints and areas. the provincial and tribal disaster management say they are making arranges for the displaced. 30,000 are believed to have left

only on wednesday when curfews were relaxed. we cannot enter-waziristan, but people are allowed to leave. hundreds of trucks wept in. those that came out said the government's claims of free transportation was that. the government will provide every destitute family $70 as many sought shelter with residents. it's not convincing the homeless. >> translation: this is cruel and unjust. if they wanted to target foreign fighters, we would have gone with them. they should have come to us first. >> the military killed 200 fighters. media has not been given access to the area. those coming out say thousands who cannot afford transport, the elderly, sick and wounded who remain trapped.

a look at other stories making headlines. in afghanistan three taliban suicide bombers attacked lorries carrying n.a.t.o. fuel supplies. it happened at the border. it's been a week since three israeli teenagers wept missing. israel accuses ham as of kidnapping them. over 250 palestinians have been detained. china gaoled three activists who called for government officials to disclose their personal wealth. two sentenced to 6.5 in prison. the activists were found guilty of using a got to damage law enforcement and provoke disputes. ukrainian troops and separatists have been fighting battles in the east, after ukraine's president appealed for a unilateral cease fire. under petro porashenko's deal, they have a choice between

laying down their weapons or leaving the country. they rejected the proposal. we have this report if donetsk. >> reporter: ukraine's new president floated the idea of a cease fire. the announcement comes with a warning. this will be a short-lived offer, a limited opportunity for the pro-russians to breach. >> translation: i can say the period of ceasefire will be short. armed groups will disarm. order will be achieved, including joint patrolling against maraudingers and bandits in the east. >> that instability and the worst nipping human rights crisis is described in a report published on wednesday. the presence of armed people has increased. the escalation is no longer limited to targetting

journalists, politicians and activists. abductions, detention, ill-treatment and torture are affecting the broader population. the pastor was one of them, for leading his congregation in a prayer. he was seized and beaten for three hours by the pro-russian militia. his experience was not isolated. >> unfortunately, human rights are not observed here. here the rights go to those that hold the gun. they do what they want. if they thing someone is a threat, they rest him. if they think he's an enemy, they beat him. >> what is striking about this report is page after page details the effects of the conflict on the noncombatants, ordinary civilians. it talks about how the delivery of supplies, medicines, is more complicated by the day. food is running short.

humanitarian delivers are have drop in the ocean. these bags of clothes, nappies and other tensions are collected by pro-russian activists and dest gipped for slovyansk, a down -- dest gipped for ben lovejoy. >> translation: there is a huge -- destined for luhansk. >> there's a humanitarian crisis. what we send is essential. >> reporter: the hope is there could be a window of opportunity, a pause for thought in the entrenched conflict. there's no guarantee that the separatist leaders will take part. in the last five years 10,000 children in the democratic republic of congo have been rescued from rebel groups. the use of children is systematic, according to child protection agencies. katherine soy visited a rescue center for child soldiers and

send this report. >> reporter: most of the boys are between 14 and 16 years old. here they learn the swahili alphabet. back then they did not go to school. barely into the teens they were fighting alongside the groups in the forests and remote villages. 50 boys were rescued in the last two months. >> the biggest concern about all children in the dfc. today we are in a situation where the relatives are peace, and tomorrow we don't know, a new group might decide - become active. this poses a risk to all the children. >> reporter: this boy was 13 when abducted, by the rebel

group, he watched the rebels kill them. in the four years they were in the group. they fought battles i gapes government soldiers. >> i took a torch and a grenade and left. i got lost in the forest and set a month to find a way out. >> 2,000 children 18 years old have been disarmed in an ongoing demobilization programme. >> this fought for a rebel group and here they are taught how to cope with this. basic lives killed, to have fun. >> the centers across the prove jips. this girl was returned to her parents three months ago. she was pregnant. poverty at home confronted her

to run off with a fighter. she's now 15, her baby two months old. >> translation: she came back pregnant. i have in my opinion other children. >> reporter: they are the lucky ones. thousands of others are out there as fighters, porters and wives. many still trying to get out. time to take a look at the weather where you are in the world. beginning in europe, i think, steph. >> that's right, in the western parts of europe the weather has been glorious. my dad tells me he's been out watering the garden. he's not the only one enjoying the sun shine, here are the glorious pictures from paris. the blue skies showing how sunny it can be.

people in western europe enjoying the weather for a change. it's not like this across the entirety of europe. look at what is happening in the south. this wiggle of the cloud has been was for a good few days. it's the same system bringing us the flooding in rome a couple of days ago. that system is with us, and still causing a few problems. it's parts of bosnia where we see the worst of the weather. over 60mm of rain. it's a lot of rain, but on top of the wet weather that they've had over the past few days. all the rain is not helping things at all. you see the great big area of blue. this is where we are expecting the wet weather, and the dark blue colours over bucharest is where we are expecting the wettest of the weather and rain. it looks like the system is finally beginning to lose its grip. it's edging to the east. it will be unsettled for many of us as we head through friday.

saturday, there should be more in the way of dry weather. always good news. thank you. bananas are under threat from a federation cupping us. -- fungus. it's affected frayed in indonesia and malaysia. in belgium scientists are trying to work out how to wipe out the disease. >> reporter: today's banana trade depends on a single variety. it doesn't bruise, it looks good on supermarket shelves. a similar disease in the 1950s destroyed the industry, based on a single variety. at the university here in belgium, they are trying to make sure it never happens again. this man is in charge. world banana collection. he safeguards 1400 varieties, spotting ones that can resist

disease. it's a banana data base. >> next up is when we find a source of resist arranges we now -- resistance, we develop technologies for breeding. we cross bananas and develop new ones. >> the scientists argue bioapprenticeshibi bioapprenticeships will hep with bananas. tr4 enters the banana plant through the roots and chokes it. it stays in the soil for 30 years, and spread to mozambique. in this greenhouse a surviving example wiped out during the last outbreak. the professor says it will not be as bad some cavendish bananas are proving resistant.

relying on monocultures is asking for trouble. >> everywhere uses sustainability. it is, in fact, diversity. it starts by different crops, different varieties, and if you do that, then you create in the soil diversity. which is from the mental role in cultivation of crops. >> growing and eating variety of bananas will be better for the industry, and since little varieties taste better, it will be better for us as well. you're watching the newshour, i'm steven cole. still to come - they've been cashing in since the coup. how long can thai's rice farmers get help from the military. >> i'm cath turner in jends venezuela.

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their hamsment the army targetting anti-government fighters. ukraine's new president outlined plans for a unilateral ceasefire in the east. it allows pro-russian separatists to leave the country. there's new fighting in both sides of the east. >> countries are looking for new ways to get their people out of iraq. china says he's coming up with an evacuation. the families of 14 indian workers kidnapped in iraq are urging the government to secure their freedom. 60 people, including workers from pakistan, turk mennize stan have taken. 80 turks are thought to have been held hostic. >> the latest fighting centers on an oil refinery, underlying the vulnerability of the

industry. many blame nouri al-maliki for not doing enough. >> when the fighters captured iraq's second city, the world woke up. juney's heart liners. break it. i.s.i.l. could count on the support of a long raping of leaders. >> it turned out to be a sectarian pro shiite leader, marginalizing the kurds, the sunnis, alienating the sunnis and the kurds. and proceeding in a centralized government in baghdad. that is a recipe for disaster. >> nouri al-maliki has been prime minister for eight years,

fighting to preserve iraq's unity against supporters of the old regime. many having a safe haven over the boarder in syria. nouri al-maliki is coming under unprecedented criticism. in london oil executives gathered to discuss the situation the the mood is sombre. people came to the conference because of the profits to be nad in iraqi oil. most of the people here want a peaceful iraq. many are worried they are not in danger of making up. >> this man sat with nouri al-maliki in the past. if he could do so again right now. what would he tell him. >> act to prepare relations, and reach out to the sunnis, and this is not a question of meeting people halfway. he'll have to take most of the initiatives and do it quickly.

>> reporter: is iraq salvageable as a viable state? >> iraq is in serious trouble now. >> reporter: do you think it will break up? >> every day we should look at the situation and form opinions based op what happened in the last 24 hours. >> reporter: iraq struggled with inherent craikeses, a -- contradictions, a history of violence, and little compromise. outside intervention, above all from the united states and iran has rarely been helpful. nouri al-maliki may succeed in keeping the sunnis out of baghdad. convincing iraqis that he will govern in the national interest will be more difficult. to kenya where the government says it arrested three people in connection with the attacks on veilings. one contained was behind a fake al-shabab twitter account. this may report the president's claim that it's a result of local political ipp fighting. we have a report from lamb u

county where villages abandoned their homes. >> clearing the land to set up karm, the people -- camp, the people fled to the forests after gunmen burned villages. there are 400 families here. this woman escaped with her four children and said she could not feel safe after people were shot in their open homes. >> i don't know who is killing people. i think the mote is land. >> reporter: there's confusion as to who is behind the violence, after the government said local networks were responsible, and not al-shabab. the group claimed responsibility. land allocation disputes are common. it's a thorny issue between pastoralists and other communities. this man says he managed to escape after gunmen took him and

eight into the bush. he found the others shot dead, eyes gouged out. >> they spoke in somali telling us it was their land. they knew the area and asked for specific homes and names. >> reporter: however was behind the attacks, the gunme asked about religion and ethnic background. >> it was a rough ride, trying to get to the remote spot. the path was bumpy, muddy and covered with trees. imagine what it must have been like for people walking from the villages. people fleed with whatever they could carry. emotions ran high, space was limited. few buses operating were taking people to mombassa, a 9 hour drive. >> people are being killed here. >> reporter: not everywhere could get a ride. domenic and his pregnant wife and family have to wait.

>> we have been hiding in the forest. armed men speaking a language we don't understand are out there. we have to leave. >> reporter: the government promised to improve security. there's little sign of that here. >> in other news, malaysia's maritime agency said in my opinion are missing after a second boat carrying indonesian migrants capsized off the west coast. 10 were killed after a similar vessel went down in rough seas. the c.e.o. of general motors defended the company's leadership. g.m. is accused of knowingly ignoring a deadly ignition switch, leading to several deaths over a decade. nicolas maduro promised for the death of a businessman from germany on wednesday. he had been in the country eight hours before being killed

in a shoot out at a hotel. police are close to identifying the killers venezuela's gold mining industry is facing a tough time as production levels are falling. in 2011 the late president hugo chavez nationalized the sector and tried to crack down on illegal operators. his policies have all but destroyed the industry. kath turner reports from a small fining town in bola va. >> this is what gold mining looked like in 2009, a multibillion industry. thousands of employees working at extraction and processing sites producing 1200 tops of gold a year. this is what it looks like in 2014, an industry on its knees, plants idol, producing one tonne of gold. >> translation: this industry drives the economy. without this money, people will

die. every day there's another abandoned plant and mine. >> reporter: the only activity we found as outside the mine. a handful of former government employees panning for gold from excess materials dripping out of a pipeline. >> translation: i have been here since 1988. five years ago. it was very different. it was paradise. there were many jobs. it ha deteriorated 100%. >> reporter: in 2011 former president hugo chavez nationalized the industry, taking control of every gold-producing mine. the government used to run season mines. nine have been shut down. there are two open, both running

at 30%. our request to film in the mind and an interview were rejected. this man has been working in mines since he was 19. he can make up to 12.85 a day. he dismisses suggestions that he's an illegal miner. >> translation: i'm venezuela, and the land i tread on to work is mine. i do not consider myself illegal. we have permission but the state does not service as it should. >> reporter: the only way the gold industry can survive, that relies on a reliable and valuable resource. hydera bad is the pearl

capital of india. for years workers have made pieces for royalty ci over the world and trend setters of the fashion industry. that industry is now beginning to lose its lustre. for 30 years this man has travelled across india looking for unique pieces of jewellery. he has an enpsych low peedic knowledge of gems, including the pearl. >> it's unique because it is the interest of drilling and assortment of pearls, and jewellers promote the industry and are fond of pearls. >> reporter: it's hard to walk the streets of the area without passing a business whose survival depends on the shiny white gem.

for more than 200 years, they came to the pole traders and artisans of these alleyways. times have changed and the push dorts quick disposable strened impacted the business. >> in the hidden corner of capital they work to cope the family's traditions alive. a second-generation pearl mamp able to. they used to produce some. creative licence is disappearing because of the flow of synthetic pearls. >> they captured the whole market. then we used to get the large quantity. and this is a huge quantity. finishing everything. it was done in china. the future of india's

multi-million pearl industry depends on quality, not quantity. synthetic pearls cost less. there are customers out there that want to invest in something unique. it may affect some. that only, but many are quality conscious. the forces of global trade may have checked the work flow of the pearl industry. it will take a lot more than cheap imports to take the shine off a centuries-old position. >> the new king of spain, king felipe the vi called for a new spain. he and his family is on the balcony in madrid. just to the left there, and front of the crowds. there is king felipe vi with his

family, having been inaugurated us to crown king. wearing a sash passed to him by his father juan carlos, the king who bridged fascism to democracy to spain. he asends to the throne at the stroke of midnight. a scope in madrid coming up in sport, not so good for the spaniards. they are stunned, disappointed, shocked, some of them as their side goes out of the world cup. we are live in madrid with that

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thailand used to be the biggest export are of rice in the world. that changed when the former government introduced subsidies for naturalers. the scheme probleming farmers. the -- farmers. the scheme ended in february. they are facing a new threat to their livelihoods. >> reporter: the people who farm the small grain have a big influence on thailand. before the coup, rice farmers were an important support base for the government. it's guaranteed price of rice was designed to lock in that support. but as the programme began failing last year, farmers were not paid.

they backed away from the government. when the military took over, it recognised farmers' political influence and made paying them a top priority. money flowed four days after the coup. >> translation: i'm happy i got my money, because i've been waiting for six months. the debtors came knocking at the door. i had to tell them to wait. the military coming in is good, else we would not get paid easily. >> to make ends meet, when this woman is not in the field, she needs to clean houses. now that the above market pricing is over. export numbers have been revised up 20%. that means the price of thai rice is lower. once again, making it competitive. but there are huge stockpiles caved by the sub-sid -- caused by the subsidy programs. they'll need to be sold off by the government at competitive

prices, without manipulations. it's not the best news for the farmers. farmers may have to take a hit. in the long term this is where the government can help, by letting the price on the market work out on its own. while it does that, thailand can return to its spot as the top rice exporter in the world. it slid to number two. but for now, with some money in hand, they are still worried. she says that with the lower prices she can't afford to run her form. if it gets really bad, she'll still work the land. >> i would not quit rice farming. if the price is low, i will grow rice for the family to eat. but how much that next grope will pay her will be driven more by the market and less by politics.

now, it's time for sport. here is farah. >> thank you so much. spain's domination of world football came to a sudden halt after chances of reaching the world cup knockout stages were ended by chile. cameroon are out of contension after a 4-0 thrashing. australia gave the netherlands a big scare. richard nickle son works spain had a 3-2 win over australia. rob jips scoring first for the dutch. no sooner had the came restarted, tim cahill scored who could be the goal of the tournament. the socceroos were rewarded a penalty. the netherlands had an equalizer through robin van persie, and they wrapped up a win when the dutch had a 3-2 win. cameroon are out after losing

the second game 4-0 to croatia. goals from avehiclea ol ich and others sealed the win over cameroon. the biggest shock of the files so far saw defending world cup champions spain knocked out. after losing 2-0 to chile. it was a must-win after losing an opening match. despite the good chances. they could not get on the score sheet. the chileans did. after 19 minutes they had the first. chile's son owed a lot thanks to poor goal keeping. charles finished in style. chile running out 2-0 winners, ending a 6-year cup run. we know which two teams will go through from group b. netherlands and chile face each other to decide who finishes top

of the group. it will be a battle at the bottom between australia and spain. let's go live to madrid where football journalist danny dalgo joins us. what has been the rehabilitation to spain's exit -- reaction to spain's exit from the world cup. >> it's total disbelief. people cannot believe it. it's a strange day. a new king is in power. in a way, you know, spain is seceding its crown. there are many people, many different explanations. the only thing is the general consensus is this time it hurts left due to six glorious years, giving us the best national team in modern football history. >> where does the team go now? how can they recover from this?

>> you have the french example. they were badly eliminated in south korea. and went on to be finalists in 2006, without changing the team too much. there are three things that people say - three factors that have been very decisive. one is after the game, the well of ambitious ran out. spain is dry, they didn't have hunger to win. it changes with the players, and others leaving. another one is basically saying that the frags was greedy in the sense this they made lots of friendlies, nations or territories. at puerto rico, like, for

example, el salvador before the world cup, with all due respect - teams that were not in the world cup, and basically were relying on the 700 euro bonus to motivate the players, which didn't pan out. lastly, basically... sorry. the coach is contracted until the end of 2016. do you think he'll be able to keep his job until then? >> well, the federation wants him to continue. he said even though he signed a contract in 2016, he wasn't sure he'd continue. it depended what happened in the world cup. i don't think he wants this exit. he wants to leave on a better note. the next days will be decisive in the manner. >> danny, a football journalist speaking to us live from madrid. thank you for your type of. cameroon's 4-0 loss to croatia ended the hopes of the

african team who arrived after a dispute over payments. tensions between the players spilled over. approaching the time issue, there was a head-butt of an own team-mate. their last match against brazil. >> another three games coming up thursday: columbia and ivory coast aim for a second-straight bin. the loser of uruguay and england will crash out. the financial crisis in greece took a toll on football. many clubs that spent millions buying top talent have gone bankrupt. greece's national team is still finding success. we have this report from athens. >> even the greeks couldn't believe it, they climbed their way implausibly up the ranks of european football and snatched a title they hadn't hoped for.

the greek team came home to a hero's welcome. the bus took two hours to navigate the last kilometre. since then the national team have consistently been among the world's top 15 in the f.i.f.a. world ranking. it qualified for the last two european championships and the last two world cups. that is an achievement in itself. >> before 2004 there were two major championships in the past. it's a huge achievement of stability and playing against the odds. the greek game in contrast has been in a downward spiral. first division club wept bankrupt after overpaying stars it couldn't afford. another bank rupted itself, calling and losing television royalties. a match-fixing scandal put

threes clubs behinds bars. one club is above the rest. it's not enough to save the greek game. >> there is not enough competition in the greek tournament. there's one team that invests in itself, ol impy arkos, and it has no one to play against. it only plays well outside the league. >> reporter: that gives them the money to buy and retain good players. the money received is enough for them to recover if they emulate the national team. >> the national team progressed by having young players coming out, performing well through the national team, and establishing themselves by going to a club in order to play there at a club level game. we need to go down to the root levels, and we need to develop young players. >> in other words, it's time for

talent over money. >> join us for al jazeera's brazil 2014 update on the air each day. there's more on the website. check out aljazeera.com/brazil2014. finally lucy lee is preparing to pay the biggest event in women's golf, the u.s. open. she became the youngest woman in history winning in may. the pre-teen has been playing for four years, so is not out to prove anything in pipe hurst. that's all the sport for now. back to you. thank you very much. lots of sport. lots of news coming up. stay with us on al jazeera.

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