Paulo Bento’s men were on the brink of World Cup elimination when trailing the United States 2-1 on Sunday, before Ronaldo whipped in an inch-perfect cross that was converted by
Costa Rica secured a round of 16 berth at the FIFA World Cup with a shock 1-0 win over Italy in Recife on Friday, having already stunned Uruguay 3-1 in
The African nation struck via Peter Odemwingie in the 29th minute in Cuiaba, and held firm in the second half as Bosnia failed to create a goal that would have
Valencia continued his fine form for his country as he scored for the sixth straight international game to see Reinaldo Rueda’s men to an important win in Group E. Carlo
Despite playing the entire second half with one less player, after skipper Kostas Katsouranis was expelled seven minutes before half-time, Greece denied the misfiring Japanese at the Arena das Dunas
The northern Italian club won the two-legged tie on aggregate, with a pair of 2-1 victories – the latest of which came at Latina’s Stadio Domenico Francioni. Alessandro Bruno had
Akinfeev and opposite number Jung Sung-Ryong had endured difficult nights in terms of catching the ball, and it would prove to be to the detriment of Fabio Capello’s side in
Vicente del Bosque’s men suffered a 5-1 loss to the Netherlands in their Group B opener, putting their title defence in disarray. A loss to Chile in Rio de Janeiro
Sead Kolasinac’s unfortunate own goal in just the third minute sent the South Americans on their way before Lionel Messi scored with a fine second-half effort at the Estadio do
Jorge Sampaoli’s men stormed out of the blocks in the Group B affair, with Alexis Sanchez and Jorge Valdivia on target inside 14 minutes. Australia’s all-time leading scorer Tim Cahill
