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
Kovac’s men had led Brazil in the 11th minute at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo thanks to Marcelo’s own goal, although the hosts equalised before half-time through Neymar. Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb man Soudani, 26, will lead Algeria’s line in their Group H campaign against Russia, South Korea and Belgium in Brazil. Soudani said coach Vahid Halilhodzic has the squad
Cesare Prandelli’s Italy will go head-to-head with England in their Group D opener in Manaus on Saturday – a repeat of their Euro 2012 quarter-final tie. Italy prevailed on that
Daniel Sturridge had two opportunities in each half, while Honduras played the final 25 minutes with a man less after Bryan Beckeles was dismissed but England were still unable to
The Liverpool skipper led England under Capello during a disappointing 2010 FIFA World Cup, when they bowed out in the round of 16 in South Africa. Set to lead his
Stephan Lichtsteiner and Xherdan Shaqiri both scored in the final 12 minutes as Switzerland accounted for Peru in an international friendly at the Swissporarena in Luzern. It was Switzerland’s second
