Brazil needs to keep emotions
Brazil coach Tite says their off-form superstar Neymar shouldn’t be expected to shoulder their World Cup hopes and called on the Selecao to keep emotions in check against Serbia on Wednesday.
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Can the Russian World Cup Sponsors Call Themselves LGBTQ-Friendly?
Brands are, as ever, happy to pose as allies when it suits them, but some marketing opportunities are too rewarding to refuse.
Last shot at W’Cup salvation
Held by Iceland and humiliated by Croatia, Argentina’s World Cup could already have been all but over, but Lionel Messi and the rest of Jorge Sampaoli’s troubled squad have one final shot at redemption against Nigeria on Tuesday.
Read moreViva Mexico!
Mexico stunned World Cup holders Germany on Sunday, inflicting a 1-0 defeat that throws the Germans’ title defense into disarray as Neymar’s Brazil stuttered to a draw against Switzerland.
Read moreW’Cup teams, supporters get warm welcome
President Vladimir Putin on Friday welcomed football teams and fans from across the world to the World Cup, which begins in Russia next week, assuring that everything effort had been “to ensure that all of our guests… feel at home”.
Read moreThe World Cup Match That Spawned a Decades-Old Conspiracy Theory
When Argentina thrashed Peru at the knockout stages of the 1978 World Cup, the result led many to mutter darkly about fixes, political interference, and corruption at the highest level.