Messi, Argentina finally in final on penalty kicks
SAO PAULO -- For all of his individual brilliance, one of the knocks against Lionel Messi has always been that he's only as good as the players around him. Surround...
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Germany routs Brazil 7-1 to reach World Cup final
SAO PAULO — Maybe Brazil wasn't that good to begin with. Or maybe Germany really is that much better. Or, perhaps, the pressure on a young, inexperienced Brazilian team was...
At World Cup, CONCACAF sees its teams, including U.S., step up
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Remember when CONCACAF was a quaint, unthreatening little football backwater where many of the people knew the sport as soccer — and few of them played...
Netherlands defeats Costa Rica in penalty shootout
Costa Rica was supposed to have gone home a long time ago. Before Brazil, it had qualified for only three World Cups, making it out of the group stage only...
Argentina beats Belgium, reaches semifinals
Now that Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez and James Rodriguez have gone home and Brazil's Neymar has gone to the hospital, this World Cup belongs to Argentina's Lionel Messi. And nobody...
Germany downs France to reach World Cup semifinals
BRASILIA, Brazil – What's the cure for the common cold? Germany will go with a victory in the World Cup quarterfinals. Because despite having seven players laid low by flu-like...
Germany downs France to reach World Cup semifinals
BRASILIA, Brazil – What's the cure for the common cold? Germany will go with a victory in the World Cup quarterfinals. Because despite having seven players laid low by flu-like...
Colombia could be the gem of this World Cup
Colombia will mark two soccer milestones this week. One is happy, the other tragic. One inspires pride, the other sorrow. And chances are one doesn't happen without the other. On...
Belgium ousts U.S. 2-1 in dramatic fashion
SALVADOR, Brazil -- Cinderella's glass slipper cracked. Seabiscuit pulled up lame on the backstretch. Kirk Gibson's long drive died on the warning track. After a remarkable underdog run through four...
U.S. vs. Belgium: Who has the edge?
Attacking: Each team managed just four goals in group play with all of Belgium's scores coming in the final 20 minutes of its games. Belgium, though underperforming, still has been...