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...

Giorgio Chiellini believes Luis Suarez has been harshly punished by FIFA for biting his shoulder during their decisive World Cup match.   Suarez was banned from all football activities and...

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is expected to change Brazil's midfield for the second-round World Cup match against Chile on Saturday, giving Fernandinho a chance to...

Coming off his most successful season at club level, this was supposed to be the World Cup where Cristiano Ronaldo underlined his new-found superiority over great rival Lionel Messi and his status as...

With Thomas Mueller in a perfect position to pounce on a rebound, American cheers for yet another spectacular Tim Howard save didn't last long.   The U.S. goalkeeper was unable to cut...

Sergio Aguero will miss Argentina's World Cup second round match against Switzerland because of a muscle injury in his left thigh.   Argentina team doctor Daniel Martinez said on...

Russia has at least one thing going for it after failing to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup following a 1-1 draw with Algeria on Thursday.   The Russians won't have to...

With South Korea's 1-0 loss to Belgium Thursday, the last Asian team bowed out of the World Cup — leaving the continent without any representatives in the knockout stages.   The...

Reduced to 10 men for over half the match, Belgium still beat South Korea 1-0 on Thursday to finish atop of Group H and eliminate the last Asian team from the World Cup.   With a late goal...

For the Algeria squad, this has been a tournament of breaking new ground.   First, Algeria won its first World Cup match since 1982 — a 4-2 victory over South Korea, and then on...