Football

Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to lead Portugal against Germany in one of the biggest games of the first week at the World Cup.

Karim Benzema scored twice and created a third that was confirmed by goal-line technology as France beat Honduras 3-0.

With less than 30 seconds to play, Haris Seferovic came up with a brilliant winner to take Switzerland home.

Oxlade-Chamberlain's recovery from a knee injury is exceeding expectations after staying in England's 23-man squad in Brazil.

Spain striker Torres played down his side's humiliating 1-5 loss to the Netherlands, saying that the team's unity is the solution.

When Iran, Nigeria meet on Monday at the Arena da Baixada, both teams will be bidding to win their first match in the World Cup finals since France 1998.

Podolski gears up with his team to open his World Cup Campaign against Portugal in Salvador.

Ivan Franjic has been ruled out of the remainder of Australia's World Cup campaign after injuring his left hamstring in Friday's 3-1 loss to Chile.

In the 2010 World Cup, Spain had also lost their opening match against Switzerland but then went on to lift the trophy.

A defense that helped to win Spain's last three major tournaments was totally ripped to shreds in a 5-1 defeat by the Netherlands.

Bosnia-Herzegovina reached their first World Cup by playing a brazen full-speed-ahead style of football that netted 30 goals in qualifying.

Mattia De Sciglio will miss the match against England in Manaus after picking up a thigh muscle strain in training.

Cristiano Ronaldo cut short a training session, leaving the field with an ice pack over his left knee.

Wire stadium fences are being unfolded, new X-ray security machines are being unpacked at entrances and clouds of dust billow across roads leading to the World Cup venue.

FIFA also said on Thursday that England vs Italy in Manaus will be refereed by Bjorn Kuipers of the Netherlands.

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