FIFA's coaching advisers want to let teams use a fourth substitute in extra time at the next World Cup.   Gerard Houllier, member of FIFA's technical study group, says...

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says he will not call up Kevin-Prince Boateng in the future after their World Cup bust-up.   Back home after Ghana's elimination, Appiah says he will now only...

Luiz Felipe Scolari is contemplating adding another central defender to Brazil's lineup against Colombia in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday, going back to the formation that earned his team...

Angel di Maria's first goal of this World Cup couldn't have come at a better time for Argentina, or for himself.   Overshadowed by the efforts of captain Lionel Messi, the winger...

Romelu Lukaku had a point to prove at the World Cup.   After Belgium missed countless chances during the 90 minutes of regulation time in the second-round match against the United States on...

No one can argue that the Netherlands coach, Louis Van Gaal, isn't earning his salary.   The Dutch are have recovered from 1-0 down to win three times in Brazil, and four of the seven...

France coach Didier Deschamps has never lost a World Cup match, and his experience tells him that winning Friday's quarterfinal against Germany will come down to guts.   Deschamps...

Nigeria and Algeria made World Cup history for Africa and now leave with their heads held high.   Despite tenacious resistance, Africa's last representatives were sent home on Monday by...

If needed, Manuel Neuer can be a sweeper.   Often abandoned by his blundering defense, the Germany goalkeeper had to turn to unorthodox methods to save Germany from a stunning defeat against...

A bullet from Bastian Schweinsteiger.   A prodigious effort from Philipp Lahm.   An on-target header from Thomas Mueller.   Algeria's unsung goalkeeper stopped...