Chile miners seek to give boost to World Cup team

Published May 28, 2014 10:42pm ET



SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Chilean miners who survived trapped underground longer than anyone else before have a message for their country’s World Cup team: Don’t fear the “group of death.”

Chile has a strong squad, but in the first round it faces defending champion Spain and 2010 finalist Netherlands. Just advancing out of Group B will be seen as a major success.

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