The Dubliner with an access-all-areas pass to the very heart of the World CupSports business has become pleasure for Diarmuid Crowley as helps run stadiums in Brazil for IMXTue Jul 08 2014 - 12:02
Argentina pay tribute to Alfredo Di StefanoLionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain among those to pay homage to former Real Madrid star as Sergio Aguero is passed fit face the NetherlandsTue Jul 08 2014 - 01:00
Argentina’s euphoria not mirrored by Brazil after loss of NeymarFascinating contrast in emotions of two South American powerhouses ahead of World cup semi-finalsSun Jul 06 2014 - 15:04
Trying to replace the irreplaceable NeymarBrazilian coach Felipão has described the player’s enforced absence from the rest of the World Cup as a “catastrophe” for his sideSun Jul 06 2014 - 12:27
Neymar’s gone as Brazil searches for a modern AmarildoPelé’s replacement in 1962 says whoever is picked in No. 10 role must play their own gameSat Jul 05 2014 - 13:59
Confident Costa Rica still dreaming that crazy dreamTactical battle in prospect as teams seek to recover from energy-sapping contestsSat Jul 05 2014 - 08:00
Black market ticket scandal hits World CupInvestigators say leader of 30-man gang that made up to €600k per game was member of FifaFri Jul 04 2014 - 15:43
Fans in convoy flock to tournament in support of beloved White and Sky BlueThe vast majority are ticketless, but devotion is reason enough to pack up and travelFri Jul 04 2014 - 10:00
Hulk’s time to make a striking difference for Brazil against ColombiaMisplaced on the wing, Brazil need the the misfiring Zenit man to step upFri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00
USA exit fails to dim enthusiasm for sport in long shadow of baseball and gridironThe performances by this side in Brazil have impressed at home and abroadThu Jul 03 2014 - 07:00
Argentina saved by an AngelCritics less than impressed by Argentina as they stumbled into the quarter-finals yesterdayWed Jul 02 2014 - 12:41
Pressure on Brazil enough to make a grown man cryThe World Cup is more than just another tournament for BrazilWed Jul 02 2014 - 11:00
‘You have to win games on the minor details’Messi relieved as Argentina clear tricky Swiss hurdleWed Jul 02 2014 - 06:00
Di Maria’s late winner puts Argentina into last eightHigh-wire act survives again as South Americans strike late in extra-time to see off brave SwitzerlandWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Curse continues for luckless MexicoRobben pilloried in Mexican press but age old failings also acknowledgedMon Jun 30 2014 - 14:54
Algeria’s chance to avenge ‘Disgrace of Gijón’ after 32 yearsUnderdogs will again look to play tight defensive game against GermansMon Jun 30 2014 - 09:00
Colombia finally find leader to turn them into a headline actTwo-goal performance displays Rodríguez’ innate talent and precocious leadershipMon Jun 30 2014 - 07:25
Brazil’s players and fans creaking under expectationMisfiring on the field, the pressure to perform on home soil is showingSun Jun 29 2014 - 13:13
Costa Rica’s high-tempo pressing game to ask big questions of GreeceCentral American nation have been the fairytale success of the tournament to dateSat Jun 28 2014 - 14:20
No Suarez but Colombia and Uruguay offer clash of stylesUruguayan coach Óscar Tabárez will be inclined to have Colombia play in front of his teamSat Jun 28 2014 - 01:03
Wave of support gathers momentum for Uruguay’s cause célèbreMaradona rows in behind Suarez on television showSat Jun 28 2014 - 01:00
Brazilian fans just aren’t singing anymoreSelf-proclaimed ‘country of football’ has lost a traditional fan cultureFri Jun 27 2014 - 10:00
France top of the class but could do betterScoreless draw against Ecuador enough to top Group F but performance lacked intensityWed Jun 25 2014 - 23:18
Belgium boss Marc Wilmots still searching for the right balanceManager ready to experiment in the final group game against South KoreaWed Jun 25 2014 - 17:54
Little bite in South American media’s views of SuarezUruguayans dismiss accusations against striker suggesting there is nothing to seeWed Jun 25 2014 - 12:50
Les Bleus bandwagon gaining momentumIn-form striker Karim Benzema leading by example for Didier Deschamps’ France with nine goals in eight gamesWed Jun 25 2014 - 07:00
Neymar lights up Brazil but ‘ahead, everything remains dark’Brazil may rarely lose to Chile, but host nation not getting too carried awayTue Jun 24 2014 - 14:06
Arjen Robben inspires as Dutch top Group BLeroy Fer and Memphis Depay come off bench to score against ChileMon Jun 23 2014 - 19:49
Ronaldo has little impact on ‘enchanting’ World Cup‘To say Portugal has physical problems is the same as saying Iraq has issues with security’Mon Jun 23 2014 - 13:44
Avoiding Brazil makes São Paolo encounter far from dead rubberChile and Netherlands made light work of progressing to knockout stagesMon Jun 23 2014 - 10:00
Argentina FA boss blames presence of Maradona for poor showingFormer star responds by showing Julio ‘Don’ Grondona the finger on televisionSun Jun 22 2014 - 14:40
Copa overflows for Costa Rica and fellow Latin American sides‘For now the rhythm is Latin, lots of salsa and merengue’Sat Jun 21 2014 - 15:21
Lionel Messi not shy about preferred 4-3-3 formation as Argentina face Iran“We are Argentina, we should not be concerned with how our rivals play,” he said at a press conferenceSat Jun 21 2014 - 10:15
South American press hail Uruguay hero Luis SuarezEngland’s display mocked as Roy Hodgson’s side left to prepare for early trip homeFri Jun 20 2014 - 21:34
Uruguay and Brazil unite to hail King Luis IXSuarez dominates headlines after killer performance against EnglandFri Jun 20 2014 - 13:32
Combative Honduras indicate no change in tactics for Ecuador tieBoth sides and managements are familiar with each other but no quarter is likely to be givenFri Jun 20 2014 - 10:47
Sharp and hungry for glory, Chile no fear no-oneLast night’s famous win over Spain greeted with elation across South AmericaThu Jun 19 2014 - 13:36
No panic in Brazil after stuttering beginningBut renewed criticisms of Oscar and coach FelipãoThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Chile send Spain crashing out of World CupSouth Americans claim first victory in 11th attempt against Spain to make last 16Wed Jun 18 2014 - 22:58
Chile seek to shock World Cup holdersSouth American side hope to produce a tournament shock as they take on SpainWed Jun 18 2014 - 15:53
Portugal blame the referee for 4-0 beatingBut in Portugal they ask people to stop the obsession with Cristiano RonaldoTue Jun 17 2014 - 14:32
Miguel Herrera vows Mexico won’t be intimidated by BrazilNo matter what happens, Mexicans know they will go into last match against Croatia still in contentionTue Jun 17 2014 - 09:00
Argentine press welcome second-half rejig against BosniaNew formation releases Messi to do his goal thing and seal victory in Group F openerTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Player power the key for ArgentinaTactical rethink at half-time against Bosnia prompted by senior players in dressing roomMon Jun 16 2014 - 13:27
Messi eventually finds his feet for the long haulTom Hennigan at the legendary Maracanã Stadium sees Argentine gradually rise to occasionMon Jun 16 2014 - 07:11
Michael Dwyer unarmed when shot, says ex-prosecutorMarcelo Soza, in exile in Brazil, casts grave doubts on Bolivian authorities’ version of eventsMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:01
Costa Rica win leaves Uruguay in shockAbsence of Luis Suárez keenly felt by South AmericansMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Marcelo Soza contradicts official version of hotel raid that led to Michael Dwyer’s deathSerious questions around lawfulness of police operation, says former prosecutorMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Pressure on Messi to perform on the world’s greatest stage‘I believe I have learnt from my errors in previous tournaments and I will not repeat them’Sat Jun 14 2014 - 21:48
Dutch demolition of Spain leaves Brazilian media purringLegendary Tostão hails ‘magisterial’ front three but won’t write off Spain just yetSat Jun 14 2014 - 16:22
