For Gylfi Sigurdsson, the dream of playing at the World Cup is within reach.   The Iceland midfielder and his teammates face a potentially historic World Cup playoff match against Croatia on...

Greece only needs to stave off a big comeback by Romania in the second leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff Tuesday to make it to Brazil.   The Romanians lost the first leg 3-1 in...

France is on the verge of missing its first World Cup in 20 years with no European team having ever qualified through the playoffs after losing the first leg 2-0.   After failing to qualify...

It's time to decide which superstar will miss the World Cup — Cristiano Ronaldo or Zlatan Ibrahimovic.   So far, it's advantage Ronaldo as Portugal takes a 1-0 lead into its...

Giuseppe Rossi put his injury troubles behind him by scoring on his first Italy start in two years in a lively 2-2 draw with Nigeria on Monday.   The New Jersey-born striker took just 12...

Lionel Messi seems to keep getting injured these days, and he could be the one to blame for his own troubles.   The four-time world player of the year hurt his left hamstring while playing...

France needs an unprecedented comeback to avoid missing its first World Cup in 20 years. No European team has ever qualified for the World Cup through the playoffs after losing the first leg...

Cameroon qualified for the World Cup with a resounding 4-1 win over Tunisia in the second leg of their playoff on Sunday, ensuring West Africa continued its dominance of the continent's qualifying...

Luiz Felipe Scolari is more confident than ever of Brazil's chances at the 2014 World Cup, guaranteeing the team will win the tournament at home.   Scolari had been saying that Brazil...

Nigeria qualified for the World Cup on Saturday, continuing an outstanding year for the team after it won the African title for the first time in nearly a decade.   Nigeria beat surprise...