Tight and tense as it was, it was enough to keep Brazil's national obsession of winning the World Cup on home soil from taking a desperately disappointing turn.   And it wasn't...

Midfielder Yohan Cabaye returns to the France lineup with a strong message for his teammates: don't be overconfident.   Cabaye will face Nigeria in Monday's Round of 16 game as...

Luis Suarez claimed to FIFA's disciplinary panel that he did not deliberately bite Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.   The Uruguay striker writes in Spanish that...

Colombia was already without Radamel Falcao. Now Uruguay is without Luis Suarez.   Instead of a matchup between two of the world's top strikers, the Round-of-16 game between Colombia and...

Former world player of the year Kaka said Friday that while Brazil's current first choice strikers bear no comparison to former greats like Romario and Ronaldo, they are good enough to win...

The knockout stage of the World Cup begins Saturday with host Brazil playing Chile, the South American rival it has dominated over the years.   Brazil hasn't lost to Chile in more than a...

A group of French-speaking fans were looking for a cab to go to Belgium's World Cup game. Coming from the other direction on the famed Avenida Paulista, Flemish-speaking fans were loudly looking...

Mexico's national soccer coach Miguel Herrera just can't keep his joy bottled up, and his enthusiasm has made him one of the most entertaining and popular figures of the World Cup and an...

Now that the U.S. has survived the so-called "Group of Death," it's time for sudden death: the knockout phase of the World Cup.   The Americans play Belgium on Tuesday night in...

France's misfiring performance against Ecuador took some gloss off what had been a strong start from a team being touted as one of the outsiders to win the World Cup.   Although...