Brazil’s forward Neymar celebrates after scoring his second goal against Cameroon at the National Stadium in Brasilia yesterday. BRASïLIA: Neymar scored a brilliant...
Brazil’s forward Neymar celebrates after scoring his second goal against Cameroon at the National Stadium in Brasilia yesterday. BRASïLIA: Neymar scored a brilliant...
Brazilian team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (right) speaks with player Neymar during a training session of the Brazilian football team at the squad’s...
A combination of pictures shows (left) Mexican defender and team captain Rafael Marquez at Nuremberg’s Franken Stadium on June 11, 2006 and (right...
SAO PAULO: The Netherlands and Chile will fight it out for top spot in Group B today and hope they can avoid a...
CURITIBA, Brazil: Only pride is at stake when deposed champions Spain meet Australia in the World Cup yesterday but the Australians want to...
RIO DE JANEIRO: England captain Steven Gerrard (pictured) admitted yesterday that he is considering his options following his side’s World Cup exit, but...
CUIABA, Brazil: Nigeria had returning Peter Odemwingie (pictured) to thank for delivering them their first World Cup win since 1998 and lifting them...
Algeria’s Islam Slimani celebrates scoring his goal against South Korea during their 2014 World Cup Group H match at the Beira Rio Stadium...
Russia’s goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev fails to stop a shot from Belgium’s forward Divock Origi during their Group H match in Rio de Janeiro,...
Russia’s Andrey Semenov (centre) attempts an overhead kick next to Belgium’s Jan Vertonghen (left) and Toby Alderweireld during their 2014 World Cup Group...
Ecuador’s Enner Valencia and his team-mates celebrate after scoring a goal during their World Cup match against Honduras at the Baixada Arena in...
Boys play a “pelada” soccer match in the Brazilian city of Manaus. RECIFE: Brazil is deadly serious about developing young footballers in a...
Ghana’s goalkeeper Fatau Dauda (centre) fails to save a goal during a Group G match against Germany at the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza...
Germany’s Miroslav Klose taps the ball in to score against Ghana during their 2014 World Cup Group G football match at the Castelao...
Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates his goal during the FIFA World Cup 2014 group F preliminary round match against Iran at the Estadio...
Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo stretches during a training session at the team’s base camp in Campinas on the eve of their Group G...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Having come from behind to beat Algeria in their opening game, Belgium can reach the World Cup knockout phase by...
PORTO ALGERE, Brazil: Algeria scored their first World Cup goal in 28 years in their opener and will hope the offensive floodgates have...