Sweden has advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1994 with a 1-0 win over Switzerland. The Swedes took the lead in the 66th minute at St. Petersburg when Emil...

A mostly meaningless final group game could end up defining England's World Cup. With two very different paths through the draw on offer and qualification in the bag, England coach Gareth...

Sweden is doing just fine at the World Cup without Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Even the man himself thinks so. "Listen, whoever plays against Sweden will have a hard time. That's for sure and I...

The Latest on the World Cup... 12:05 a.m. Akira Nishino was lost for words, devastated after Japan's last-minute loss to Belgium at the World Cup. His players were stunned, too. So what did he say to console his squad, known as the Samurai Blue: "Take a shower."...

Clicking on the video takes you to an external link. Click again to watch.   Belgium has rallied from 2-0 down to beat Japan 3-2 with a goal in the dying seconds and advance to a World...

Belgium scored a stunning late goal to secure progress to the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory in the their last-16 tie. In four extraordinary minutes Japan rocked the Rostov...

Clicking on the video takes you to an external link. Click again to watch.  Mexican soccer fans hung their heads and sang sadly after their national team was eliminated from the World Cup in...

Brazil has advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Mexico. Neymar opened the scoring in the 51st minute and provided the last pass for Firmino's clincher in the 88th. Firmino...

For the second World Cup in succession, Belgium has swept through the group stage with three wins and stylish football. Now the highly regarded team needs to prove it has more substance than it...

The elusive "quinto partido" is fueling Mexico ahead of its daunting knockout round opener against Brazil. The phrase, which means fifth game, refers to the quarterfinals at the World Cup. Mexico...