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The Portuguese star is hoping to put on quite the show against the United States on Sunday.

The second team to advance from Group A will come out of Monday's critical matchup between Mexico and Croatia.

Fittingly taking place in the nation’s capital, Selecao require more goals to put a chokehold on Group A.

Lionel Messi scored an injury-time goal to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Iran in the 2014 World Cup.

FIFA TV's Niclas Ericson says there is a "highly encouraging growth in markets such as the United States and Australia."

Costa Rica's victory over Italy eliminated England from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

FIFPro's suggested alterations to FIFA's in-game concussion protocol are quite similar to that of a policy already in place in the NFL.

England’s 2-1 loss to Uruguay could have had a very different feel and result had Spain referee Carlos Velasco Carballo made a rather obvious decision.

Brazil’s expensive World Cup stadiums have their problems, but they're the latest in green design.

U.S. striker Jozy Altidore was ruled out against Portugal, while Cristiano Ronaldo's status remains unclear.

Bitcoin interests will get a previously unimaginable marketing opportunity when two college football teams kick off the 'Bitcoin Bowl.'

A revenue-sharing deal in the NFL means the trademark cancellation affects everybody, not just the Washington team.

One way to rank World Cup teams is to look at how much their players are worth as professional soccer players.

U.S. soccer fans enjoyed victory and celebrity at a public viewing of the U.S.-Ghana World Cup match in Sao Paulo on Monday.

Chinese companies are offering "drunk insurance" to fans who may get too rowdy celebrating the World Cup.

Ahead of the United States’ opening game against Ghana, coach Jürgen Klinsmann has backed his players to flourish at the 2014 World Cup.

A striker for the Croatian national team has broken his team's silence to condemn the leaking of nude photographs of the players.

Brazil will play the second match of their World Cup campaign against Mexico in Fortaleza on Tuesday, a year after beating the same opponents in the same venue.

Messi's last World Cup goal came on June 16, 2006, the sixth out of six Argentina put past Serbia & Montenegro in Germany.

Fans around the world are voicing their anger at the Japanese ref's questionable calls during the Croatia-Brazil World Cup match.

Miguel Herrera has named Guillermo Ochoa as his goalkeeper for Mexico’s opening game of the World Cup against Cameroon.