Brazilian court partially halts work on World Cup arena after death

A Brazilian labour court ordered a partial stop to construction on the Arena Amazonia in the jungle city of Manaus after the death of a worker who fell off the stadium's roof raised safety concerns......

WC qualifiers: Raphinha stars as Brazil cruise past Uruguay

IMAGE: Raphinha celebrates scoring Brazil's second goal with Neymar during the South American World Cup qualifier against Uruguay, at Arena da Amazonia, Manaus, Brazil, on Thursday. Photograph:......

Hope floats for Portugal after last gasp draw with the US

Portuguese substitute Silvestre Varela grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw with the United States in World Cup Group G on Sunday. Just as it looked as though the......

Stadium hosting World Cup opener almost ready

The venue that will stage the opening World Cup game in Brazil in June is almost complete, officials said on Monday, even though work has not restarted on the collapsed roof that killed two workers......

Worker dies after falling off Manaus Stadium roof

A worker fell 115 feet to his death from the roof of the Arena Amazonia in Brazil on Saturday, the fifth fatal accident during construction of Brazil's 12 World Cup stadiums. Local media later......