John Brooks of the U.S. celebrates his goal against Ghana with teammate Fabian Johnson (L) during their 2014 World Cup Group G soccer match at the Dunas arena in Natal June 16, 2014.
Costa Rica's Junior Diaz (L) fights for the ball with Italy's Alessio Cerci during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Pernambuco arena in Recife June 20, 2014.
Germany appears to the best European team playing in this year's World Cup. Can Ghana pull off a tremendous upset, or will Germany surge on to another victory?
Fans get to watch a much anticipated game of Iran and Argentina in Saturday's 2014 FIFA World Cup match in Brazil. This Group F game matches up two of the most opposite teams historically. Could we see an Iran upset, or will Lionel Messi continue his quest for a trophy on the biggest stage in futbol?
Argentina and soccer superstar Lionel Messi will look to solidify their chances of finishing on top of Group F when they collide with Iran in their second match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Saturday at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
As the world celebrates the World Cup, Brazilian protesters hope to shine a light on the issues that have plagued the nation after taxpayers had to cough up nearly $11 billion in over-run costs to host the quadrennial soccer tournament. While many of the protests have been peaceful, the demonstration after Thursday's England-Uruguay game got ugly, as Black Bloc members destroyed luxury cars and banking institutes in Sao Paulo.
FIFA's reluctant tolerance of racism has given way to a spout of homophobia: Mexico's fans harmonized a chant, singing "puto" during two recent matches, when Mexico was pitted against Cameroon and Brazil.
Honduras and Ecuador will face each other in a Group E game Friday in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Both teams are seeking their first win of the tournament, so this game is crucial.
A week into the tournament and there have already been a plethora of major surprises and disappointments. Here is a look at those major moments thus far in the FIFA World Cup.
Honduras and Ecuador, who both lost in their respective 2014 FIFA World Cup openers, will collide in a crucial match on Friday at the Arena Da Baixada in Curitiba.
Both France and Switzerland are unbeaten so far in this Brazil edition of the 2014 World Cup. The two meet up in Group E game Friday that will decide who takes over first place. Let's see who's got the edge.
The 2014 FIFA World brings together all walks of life from all over the world. Group E gives us a must-see matchup between two Latin American nations in Honduras and Ecuador. Let's compare the two great countries on and off the field.
The bidding war for Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love is heating up as new reports indicate that the Denver Nuggets offered a trade package involving Kenneth Faried.
USA started their 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign on a bright note, but they will have to make major adjustments in their upcoming matches as reports indicated that Jozy Altidore will be out for the rest of the group stages.
Italy will face Costa Rica on Friday at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife with the winner likely advancing to the knockout stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Luis Suarez made his case for inclusion in the debate over the world's best player with both goals in Uruguay's 2-1 victory over England as he came back from injury and instantly punished Roy Hodgson's team.
"England's defensive frailties" is probably the most oft-repeated phrase in the country's soccer journalism and the 2-1 loss to Uruguay at the World Cup on Thursday underlined why.
When Uruguay's Alvaro Pereira got up and staggered around after being knocked out cold in their World Cup game against England on Thursday, he insisted on playing on and his team let him.
