WC qualifiers: Uruguay, Ecuador set pace, Argentina get first point

IMAGE: Paraguay's Richard Ortiz (front) falls on the ground under pressure of Argentina's Angel Di Maria during their 2018 World Cup qualifying match. Photograph: Mario Valdez/Reuters Argentina......

The death of the yellow jersey

'Living in Brazil, I had internalised the football mythology of that country, the way I had learnt Mahabharata stories in my childhood.' 'The tragedy at the Maracana stadium in 1950, when a......

World Cup: Neymar ruled out with broken vertebra

Hosts Brazil suffered a huge blow when they lost leading forward Neymar for the rest of the World Cup through injury on Friday as they set up an epic-looking semi-final against Europe's biggest......

Brazil beat gritty Colombia to enter semis

A stunning second-half free-kick by David Luiz gave Brazil a 2-1 victory over Colombia in a frantic World Cup quarter-final on Friday and kept the hosts on track for a sixth world title.......

World Cup chit-chat: Mexico's Salcido to replace Vasquez against Dutch

Veteran Mexico midfielder Carlos Salcido will replace the suspended Jose Juan Vasquez in Sunday's World Cup second-round match against the Netherlands, coach Miguel Herrera said on Saturday.......