The world’s best player will have to put in a stellar performance to stop Germany beating Argentina in the Fifa World Cup 2014 final in Brazil.
Algeria and Nigeria headed home on Tuesday after another five-prong African World Cup challenge came to a disappointing end in Brazil.
Luis Suarez has told Fifa that he "lost his balance" and "fell on top of his opponent". Uruguay is appealing his lengthy ban.
Austria and West Germany colluded to edge Algeria out of the 1982 World Cup and Monday is the first time they will have played each other since then.
Luis Suarez’s third apparent biting incident on the field brings to mind other memorable moments on World Cup pitches.
Uruguay’s Luis Suarez could face a lengthy ban if an investigation by Fifa proves allegations he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini are true.
Germany’s draw with Ghana has exposed the team’s lack of a charismatic player who will take charge.
Nigeria get their first win at the World Cup finals since 1998, while bundling out Bosnia.
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.
Wayne Rooney on Saturday apologised to England fans for the country’s disastrous exit from the World Cup after two defeats.
Costa Rica reached the second round of the World Cup as Bryan Ruiz’s header saw them to a 1-0 win over Italy which also knocked out England.
Africa has lost one of its five representative countries in the World Cup, while the champions were humiliated by a shock defeat by Chile.
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.
Twenty-one people have been killed and 27 injured after an explosion ripped through a centre showing a World Cup soccer match in north Nigeria.
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.
Another World Cup, another whirlwind of sexist soccer remarks. But it’s the 21st century and female footie fans really do exist.
Forward Wayne Rooney has criticised media who questioned his form and speculated that that he’d been relegated to training with the England reserves.
Côte d’Ivoire has scored two goals in two minutes to beat Asian giants Japan 2-1 in the World Cup tournament.
Police raids on activists’ homes notwithstanding, anti-World Cup protests in Brazil are gaining wide audiences with their online presence.
Spain’s press have pulled apart the side they’ve eulogised for six years, with commentators asking if the Dutch trouncing heralds the end of an era.
Safa president Danny Jordaan’s seeking of greater representation for African countries in future World Cups have been effectively stifled.
If financial equality determined the tournament outcome, then Latin America wouldn’t stand a chance.
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 country’s socioeconomic ‘miracle’ is belied by its soaring cost of living, and virulent corruption.
The stadiums are said to bring progress to their area, but opponents say this is a lie. "Football stadiums don’t bring prosperity."
In 2010, Ghana came close to being the first African team to reach the semifinals. They have set their sights on going a step further in Brazil.
The Fifa World Cup 2010 winners and runners-up have announced their final squads for the upcoming football tournament in Brazil.
The legendary Brazilian footballer Jairzinho is passing on his skills to youngsters in an urban wasteland.
A new film shows how an unlikely group, including football’s first transgender player, has reminded the world of the true value of football.