USA exit fails to dim enthusiasm for sport in long shadow of baseball and gridironThe performances by this side in Brazil have impressed at home and abroadThu Jul 03 2014 - 07:00
Argentina saved by an AngelCritics less than impressed by Argentina as they stumbled into the quarter-finals yesterdayWed Jul 02 2014 - 12:41
Pressure on Brazil enough to make a grown man cryThe World Cup is more than just another tournament for BrazilWed Jul 02 2014 - 11:00
‘You have to win games on the minor details’Messi relieved as Argentina clear tricky Swiss hurdleWed Jul 02 2014 - 06:00
Di Maria’s late winner puts Argentina into last eightHigh-wire act survives again as South Americans strike late in extra-time to see off brave SwitzerlandWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Curse continues for luckless MexicoRobben pilloried in Mexican press but age old failings also acknowledgedMon Jun 30 2014 - 14:54
Algeria’s chance to avenge ‘Disgrace of Gijón’ after 32 yearsUnderdogs will again look to play tight defensive game against GermansMon Jun 30 2014 - 09:00
Colombia finally find leader to turn them into a headline actTwo-goal performance displays Rodríguez’ innate talent and precocious leadershipMon Jun 30 2014 - 07:25
Brazil’s players and fans creaking under expectationMisfiring on the field, the pressure to perform on home soil is showingSun Jun 29 2014 - 13:13
Costa Rica’s high-tempo pressing game to ask big questions of GreeceCentral American nation have been the fairytale success of the tournament to dateSat Jun 28 2014 - 14:20
No Suarez but Colombia and Uruguay offer clash of stylesUruguayan coach Óscar Tabárez will be inclined to have Colombia play in front of his teamSat Jun 28 2014 - 01:03
Wave of support gathers momentum for Uruguay’s cause célèbreMaradona rows in behind Suarez on television showSat Jun 28 2014 - 01:00
Brazilian fans just aren’t singing anymoreSelf-proclaimed ‘country of football’ has lost a traditional fan cultureFri Jun 27 2014 - 10:00
France top of the class but could do betterScoreless draw against Ecuador enough to top Group F but performance lacked intensityWed Jun 25 2014 - 23:18
Belgium boss Marc Wilmots still searching for the right balanceManager ready to experiment in the final group game against South KoreaWed Jun 25 2014 - 17:54
Little bite in South American media’s views of SuarezUruguayans dismiss accusations against striker suggesting there is nothing to seeWed Jun 25 2014 - 12:50
Les Bleus bandwagon gaining momentumIn-form striker Karim Benzema leading by example for Didier Deschamps’ France with nine goals in eight gamesWed Jun 25 2014 - 07:00
Neymar lights up Brazil but ‘ahead, everything remains dark’Brazil may rarely lose to Chile, but host nation not getting too carried awayTue Jun 24 2014 - 14:06
Arjen Robben inspires as Dutch top Group BLeroy Fer and Memphis Depay come off bench to score against ChileMon Jun 23 2014 - 19:49
Ronaldo has little impact on ‘enchanting’ World Cup‘To say Portugal has physical problems is the same as saying Iraq has issues with security’Mon Jun 23 2014 - 13:44
Avoiding Brazil makes São Paolo encounter far from dead rubberChile and Netherlands made light work of progressing to knockout stagesMon Jun 23 2014 - 10:00
Argentina FA boss blames presence of Maradona for poor showingFormer star responds by showing Julio ‘Don’ Grondona the finger on televisionSun Jun 22 2014 - 14:40
Copa overflows for Costa Rica and fellow Latin American sides‘For now the rhythm is Latin, lots of salsa and merengue’Sat Jun 21 2014 - 15:21
Lionel Messi not shy about preferred 4-3-3 formation as Argentina face Iran“We are Argentina, we should not be concerned with how our rivals play,” he said at a press conferenceSat Jun 21 2014 - 10:15
South American press hail Uruguay hero Luis SuarezEngland’s display mocked as Roy Hodgson’s side left to prepare for early trip homeFri Jun 20 2014 - 21:34
Uruguay and Brazil unite to hail King Luis IXSuarez dominates headlines after killer performance against EnglandFri Jun 20 2014 - 13:32
Combative Honduras indicate no change in tactics for Ecuador tieBoth sides and managements are familiar with each other but no quarter is likely to be givenFri Jun 20 2014 - 10:47
Sharp and hungry for glory, Chile no fear no-oneLast night’s famous win over Spain greeted with elation across South AmericaThu Jun 19 2014 - 13:36
No panic in Brazil after stuttering beginningBut renewed criticisms of Oscar and coach FelipãoThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Chile send Spain crashing out of World CupSouth Americans claim first victory in 11th attempt against Spain to make last 16Wed Jun 18 2014 - 22:58
Chile seek to shock World Cup holdersSouth American side hope to produce a tournament shock as they take on SpainWed Jun 18 2014 - 15:53
Portugal blame the referee for 4-0 beatingBut in Portugal they ask people to stop the obsession with Cristiano RonaldoTue Jun 17 2014 - 14:32
Miguel Herrera vows Mexico won’t be intimidated by BrazilNo matter what happens, Mexicans know they will go into last match against Croatia still in contentionTue Jun 17 2014 - 09:00
Argentine press welcome second-half rejig against BosniaNew formation releases Messi to do his goal thing and seal victory in Group F openerTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Player power the key for ArgentinaTactical rethink at half-time against Bosnia prompted by senior players in dressing roomMon Jun 16 2014 - 13:27
Messi eventually finds his feet for the long haulTom Hennigan at the legendary Maracanã Stadium sees Argentine gradually rise to occasionMon Jun 16 2014 - 07:11
Michael Dwyer unarmed when shot, says ex-prosecutorMarcelo Soza, in exile in Brazil, casts grave doubts on Bolivian authorities’ version of eventsMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:01
Costa Rica win leaves Uruguay in shockAbsence of Luis Suárez keenly felt by South AmericansMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Marcelo Soza contradicts official version of hotel raid that led to Michael Dwyer’s deathSerious questions around lawfulness of police operation, says former prosecutorMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Pressure on Messi to perform on the world’s greatest stage‘I believe I have learnt from my errors in previous tournaments and I will not repeat them’Sat Jun 14 2014 - 21:48
Dutch demolition of Spain leaves Brazilian media purringLegendary Tostão hails ‘magisterial’ front three but won’t write off Spain just yetSat Jun 14 2014 - 16:22
‘The Cup is ours! The ref is ours! Even the Croatian goal is ours!’Brazilians agree they had good fortune, and a referee, on their side against CroatiaFri Jun 13 2014 - 12:53
More questions than answers for Scolari and Brazil after openerTom Hennigan reports from in São Paulo after opening night jitters for the hostsFri Jun 13 2014 - 10:07
Brazil get ball rolling in World Cup after a stuttering startHome side grab opening night victory as protesters fail to mobiliseFri Jun 13 2014 - 09:48
Moment of truth as Brazil gets ready for kick offHosts face Croatia in opening game in São Paulo as football finally gets underwayThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s broken promises are almost enough to kill your World Cup buzzLetter from São Paulo: Brazil should enjoy the tournament it has paid such an extravagant price forWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Racism repeats itself in the history of Brazilian footballNon-whites had to fight hard for inclusion in Brazilian soccer. Now they could be losing out again.Fri Jun 06 2014 - 12:01
Cry for themWith the domestic game in the doldrums and accusations of a lack of bottle, an enigmatic Lionel Messi carries the burden for ArgentinaFri Jun 06 2014 - 12:00
Cachaça: the drink that mirrors Brazil’s history and economyWith football and samba, caipirinha is central to Brazil’s cultural identityFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s people: music producer David McLoughlinKildare man made São Paulo his home 20 years agoFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
