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2014 World Cup TV schedule: Who to watch Saturday, June 28The first match of the day features Brazil vs. Chile. This could be a close contest. Later, Colombia plays Uruguay. Colombia is expected to dominate.
Brazilian soccer: No girls allowed?Soccer may be hugely popular in Brazil, but the girls and women who want to play have largely been left on the sidelines.
USA falls to Germany, but advances: Time to take off training wheels?Germany beat the USA, 1-0, without much trouble Thursday, but the Americans still advance to the second round of the World Cup to face Belgium. The good news? They have to win.
World Cup 2014 TV schedule: United States vs. Germany highlights Thursday's matchesUS vs. Germany is today鈥檚 match to watch with Portugal vs. Ghana, Algeria vs. Russia, and Korea vs. Belgium ending round one play.
In Uruguay, collective denial over Su谩rez's bite on ChielliniLuis Su谩rez's bite attack on Italy's Giorgio Chiellini yesterday could see him kicked out of the World Cup. But in his home country there's denial and finger-pointing - at the English of all people.
Will Luis Su谩rez be suspended from 2014 World Cup?Luis Su谩rez of Uruguay is accused of biting an opponent during a match against Italy Tuesday. What is the penalty for biting an opponent in soccer? Will FIFA suspend Su谩rez from the rest of the 2014 World Cup?
Fans bring new meaning to 'budget travel' in bid to get to World CupDetermined but impecunious enthusiasts have braved lawless borders, overcrowded minibuses, and perilous river crossings to keep costs down en route to Manaus, Brazil.聽
World Cup 2014 TV schedule: Who to watch Wednesday, June 25World Cup groups E and F wrap up first round play Wednesday, matches include Argentina vs. Nigeria, France vs. Ecuador, and Iran takes on Bosnia-Herzegovina.
World Cup in the middle: Venezuelans use soccer to push political agendasSoccer has become the latest target for Venezuela's beleaguered political opposition as it tries to use the World Cup craze to keep pressure on embattled President Nicol谩s Maduro.
World Cup 2014 TV Schedule: Who to watch Tuesday, June 24Day two of week two brings four matches with Italy vs. Uruguay as today鈥檚 match to watch with only one of the two teams moving on to the next round.
What's really needed to slow child migration from Central AmericaAid may help 鈥� like the recently proposed White House plan to invest millions in security and development in the region 鈥� but it's not a solution to the long-brewing crisis.
World Cup 2014 TV schedule: Who to watch Monday, June 23The second week of World Cup 2014 gets underway with a quartet of matches Monday: Spain vs. Australia, Chile vs. The Netherlands, Brazil against Cameroon, and Croatia vs. Mexico.
Why good outweighs the bad for USA in heartbreaking Portugal drawThe USA gave up the latest non-overtime goal in World Cup history to draw with Portugal, 2-2, Sunday night. But it played with composure looked dangerous.
USA vs. Portugal poses historic challenge for Americans: Win two in a rowThe USA vs. Portugal game Sunday isn't a must-win for the Americans, and historically, that's been bad news. It has not won two games in the group stage since the first World Cup in 1930.
World Cup 2014 TV Schedule: Who to watch Sunday, June 22US vs. Portugal is the match to watch today while Russia takes on Belgium and Korea faces Algeria.
World Cup 2014 TV schedule: Who to watch Saturday, June 21Saturday's 2014 World Cup matches feature Germany vs. Ghana at 3 p.m. The other two matches of the day are Argentina vs. Iran and Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Mexicans question all the fuss over anti-gay chants at World Cup matchesMexico soccer fans regularly chant a homophobic slur during opposition goal kicks. Fans of El Tri聽 鈥� along with Brazil, Croatia, and Russia 鈥� are now under investigation by FIFA.
Mexican opposition holds energy reform hostageTheir refusal to debate legislation could send the trumpeted overhaul into an eleventh-hour free-for-all. The party is seeking political reform.
World Cup 2014 TV schedule: Who to watch Friday, June 20After the first full week of the World Cup action, the battle in the Group stage is intense today. Italy vs. Costa Rica. France vs. Switzerland. Ecuador vs. Honduras.
In Latin America, Biden rolls out rhetoric to increasingly deaf earsAs Team USA competes at the World Cup in Brazil, Vice President Biden continues a four-nation tour that is long on rhetoric and short on specifics, as immigration reforms stalls.聽
