First came boos and whistles. And then, a Brazilian taunt cascaded down the stands of the Maracana stadium — "Little team, your place is in the second division."   The...

Niko Kovac expects to remain as Croatia's coach, even though his side was unable to advance out of the group stage of the World Cup.   "Why not? We qualified for the World Cup and...

It looked like the same sad old story at the World Cup for Africa, the continent which still hasn't quite done it on the big stage.   Africa has never had a semifinalist — never...

Brazil striker Fred got his first goal just in the whisker of time at the World Cup, scoring as the group stage was coming to an end. He's attributing the change in fortunes to the new...

One of the first things Miguel Herrera did when he became Mexico's fourth coach in a year was call Rafael Marquez and ask the 35-year-old defender known as "the boss" to return to the...

Neymar knew the responsibility was his. An increasingly anxious host nation was relying on him to ensure Brazil avoided the almost inconceivable prospect of going out in the group stage of a World Cup...

Leroy Fer scored a minute after coming on as a substitute to break the deadlock and help give the Netherlands a 2-0 victory over Chile on Monday to top Group B at the World Cup with three consecutive...

Defending champions Spain salvaged some World Cup pride on Monday with a convincing 3-0 victory over Australia in its last match at the tournament.   After losing their previous matches in...

Brazil faces what should be a relatively simple task to advance past the group stage at its home World Cup — draw or beat a Cameroon team that is playing its last match before flying...

Mario Mandzukic's return from suspension helped keep Croatia alive in the World Cup.   To lead his side into the second round, he may have to do something on Monday that no one has been...