Messi, Ronaldo and the burden of the one-man team

Leo Messi carries Argentina's hopes much as Ronaldo carried Portugal's. Can he bear the burden until the end of the road?

Lukaku lifts Belgium into last eight with extra-time victory over US

Kevin de Bruyne and substitute Romelu Lukaku hit extra-time goals to give Belgium a 2-1 victory over the United States and set up a World Cup quarter-final meeting with Argentina...

One cannot see a surprise coming out of those teams, it must be the easiest of all the groups. Argentina and Nigeria, Menotti tells.

One cannot see a surprise coming out of those teams, it...

Ricciardo claims maiden win in Montreal thriller

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo claimed his first Grand Prix victory in a...

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo claimed his first Grand...

Switzerland play very well. They are very difficult, they can deal anyone a surprise. And France are the best team out of the four, Menotti says.

Switzerland play very well. They are very difficult, they...

Cameroon 'refuse to board flight to Brazil'

Dispute between the Cameroon squad and their FA continues over bonuses to be...

Dispute between the Cameroon squad and their FA continues...

Italy rely on his talent, but the Milan striker is as well-known for his quality as he is for his scandals. I don’t know if he’s crazy. He is a lad...

Italy rely on his talent, but the Milan striker is as...

Spain, Argentina, Cameroon win, England goalless ahead of World Cup

Spain, Argentina and Cameroon completed their World Cup preparations Saturday...

Spain, Argentina and Cameroon completed their World Cup...

[WATCH] Quick trip around the twelve cities and their venues

From the north's suffocating summer to the south's cold winter, the...

From the north's suffocating summer to the south's...

Under-fire FIFA president Sepp Blatter has lost the support of UEFA chief Michel Platini.

Under-fire FIFA president Sepp Blatter has lost the support...

Former F1 driver Berger thinks Ricciardo is world champion calibre

Former Formula One driver Gerhard Berger says he believes Red Bull racer Daniel...

Former Formula One driver Gerhard Berger says he believes...

GROUP B: Spanish fans looking to Costa, Silva rather than veterans Villa and Torres

Spanish fans would rather see Diego Costa and David Silva linking up in attack Friday against the Netherlands rather than Fernando Torres and David Villa -...

Spanish fans would rather see Diego Costa and David Silva...

Factbox: World Cup teams in Groups G and H

Learn about all the teams from Group G and H

Factbox: World Cup teams in Groups E and F

Learn about all the teams from Group E and F

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[WATCH] Interview with two-time world champion Ronaldo

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