Lionel Messi rescued Argentina once more to help sink Switzerland as the United States’s fairytale World Cup run came to an end against Belgium.
Nervous Brazil beat Chile 3-2 on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after an epic battle that left Neymar and his teammates in tears.
A stunning from Lionel Messi spared Argentina’s blushes as they qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup with a hard fought 1-0 win over Iran.
Youngsters from a slum in Sao Paulo have thrown down a World Cup gauntlet: they have challenged the winners to play a match against them.
Brazil’s failure to score against Mexico in their second Group A match has dredged up long-standing concerns about a lack of mobility in the team.
Tuesday night’s Fifa World Cup matches produced more drama after Mexico held Brazil to a 0-all draw, and South Korea keeping Russia at 1-1.
This group of grandmothers speaks the language of football, with dignity and a spirit that transcends the beautiful game.
Police raids on activists’ homes notwithstanding, anti-World Cup protests in Brazil are gaining wide audiences with their online presence.
The World Cup host’s national pride is built on a treacherous foundation – and so is its cooking.
If financial equality determined the tournament outcome, then Latin America wouldn’t stand a chance.
Days before the start of the World Cup, Brazil’s Homeless Workers’ Movement has reached a deal with authorities not to protest during the tournament.
More than half of Brazil’s population has African roots, and the state has now approved a law creating 20% quotas for black people in government jobs.
Glamour and squalor coexist uneasily here, but one thing unites rich and poor: everyone’s furious about Fifa World Cup Brazil.
The chief executive of Anglo American plans to double profitability in the company after shedding low-income operations.
Zico is frustrated with the state of his country
but hopes that they will rediscover football’s joys.
The rise of powerful politician Katia Abreu, who disregards green issues, has alarmed Brazilian environmentalists.
Bafana Bafana have been left humiliated by a 5-0 loss to World Cup 2014 hosts Brazil.
After Bafana Bafana lost 5-0 to Brazil, the president was booed by the crowd as he walked on the pitch to hand over the hosting of the next World Cup.
The South African soccer team style their play on the South Americans’ carefree approach to the game, but can’t mirror their discipline.
As Brazilian authorities brace for a new set of protests during the World Cup, Fifa says it expects Brazil’s police to contain violent demonstrations.
A report said a fire at a World Cup stadium in Brazil has caused damage that could compromise the stability of the construction.
Coach Gordon Igesund has named his "strongest squad bar none" to face Brazil in a friendly international football match at FNB Stadium in early March.
Scientists have discovered the first new river dolphin species in almost 100 years, in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
Brazil is bracing for the first wave of nationwide demonstrations against staging the World Cup after activists called for action on social media.
Beyond all the corporate flummery, this year’s sporting centrepiece remains a beautifully pure football occasion.
Rwanda, too, has succeeded in doing what this country has only been talking about for 18 years..
Brazil, which hotly denounced US surveillance of its leaders, itself spied on US officials as well as on Russia, Iran and Iraq a decade ago.
As investors focus on current account deficits and structural weaknesses, South Africa is being seen as a less attractive emerging market.
Design problems at its largest nickel plant will see Anglo American unable to reach full output capacity for the next three years.
Anti-government demonstrators briefly invaded a council building in Rio de Janeiro in the latest in a wave of protests that have hit Brazil.
The dearest 2014 World Cup tickets for international fans will cost $990 and the cheapest $90, say officials.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has declared the Confederations Cup football tournament a success, despite clashes between police and protesters.