Football

Alejandro Sabella said his team's 1-0 loss to Germany in the World Cup final on Sunday was a moment of sadness but he was also proud of their performance.

Scolari should carry on because of his good work in the job even though the hosts were humiliated by Germany, says CBF officials

Neymar has urged his team-mates to rescue some of their battered pride after their humiliating semi-final defeat to Germany by beating the Netherlands.

FIFA has fined the Argentine Football Association 300,000 Swiss francs (USD340,000) for failing to bring players to pre-match news conferences at the World Cup.

Germany coach Joachim Low said that he is looking forward to the World Cup final which will see a galaxy of the football stars.

Garay said that the performance of their defence against the Netherlands in the semi-final has "silenced" all those who were skeptical about them.

Argentine star Lionel Messi said the national team was just "one small step away" from becoming the champions of the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup.

Dutch coach Louis van Gaal has criticized the match against host Brazil for the third-place as meaningless and "nothing whatsoever to do with sports."

The Netherlands went out as they lost 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw over 120 minutes in Sao Paulo.

Brazil have been blamed for not being attacking enough but it was their once admired defence that will carry the can for incredible loss.

Germany completed an extraordinary rout of Brazil by ending the host nation's campaign at the World Cup with a 7-1 victory in Belo Horizonte.

Van Gaal's uncompromising approach was felt all the way in England when he ordered United players to take part in an evening training session on on Tuesday.

Loew so far has one previous World Cup semi-final, the 2008 European Championship final and the Euro 2012 semi-final to show.

Catch all the live updates from the quarterfinal match between Brazil and Colombia at Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza.

The duo formed a key part of the side with Abidal making 26 league appearances and Carvalho missing just one of Monaco's top-flight matches.

The euphoria in soccer-mad Colombia is deafening, and wonderfully contagious, ahead of Friday's do-or-die World Cup match against host Brazil.