With his team down to 10 men for nearly an hour, Keylor Navas made sure Costa Rica's last line of defense held firm.   The goalkeeper came through with a string of stops in regulation...

Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Wesley Sneijder scored late goals Sunday to give the Netherlands a 2-1 victory over Mexico and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.   Huntelaar, who came on as a...

Chile came oh so close to pulling off a "Mineirazo."   With Chile and Brazil even at 1-1 late in extra time at the World Cup on Saturday, the Chileans jumped up from the dugout at...

Brazil is not getting enough help from its strikers when it needs them most at the World Cup, and the lack of attacking options nearly proved fatal on Saturday.   Apart from team star...

Four years after making the mistake that led to Brazil's elimination from the last World Cup, Julio Cesar made the crucial saves that kept his team alive on home soil.   Cesar made two...

Belgium coach Marc Wilmots was sure about two things coming into the World Cup: A single action can turn a match, and Eden Hazard can produce that single decisive action.   The Belgian...

Dejected but defiant, and still defending Luis Suarez.   Uruguay's support of the banned, biting striker was steadfast on Saturday even as the team was toothless in his absence and went...

Once the elation of victory and the hangovers wear off, Brazil should feel the cold shiver of World Cup disaster narrowly averted.   The shootout penalty win against Chile exposed the...

Germany coach Joachim Loew thinks the "Disgrace of Gijon" was too long ago for Algeria to seek revenge in Monday's second-round World Cup match in Porto Alegre.   Loew said...

With a spectacular swivel-and-strike, James Rodriguez provided one of the highlights of the World Cup and gave Brazil reason to worry.   Rodriguez scored one of the best goals of the...