OpinionSam Malcolmson: Major powers about to fully test upstartsThe spirit of unity among the remaining World Cup contenders will be vital in the knockout stage.27 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupNo All Whites, no worries for puntersThere may be no All Whites this time but that hasn't slowed the willingness of Kiwis to take a punt on the Fifa World Cup.27 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionWorld Cup wrap: Three questionsWith half of the World Cup teams heading home, we look back on the group stage of the 2014 World Cup and which teams and players stood out.27 Jun 02:25 AM
Football World CupFootball: On yer bike - gloomy England check outEngland staff were still dismantling the team games room and meeting room at their hotel yesterday but the hotel clearly anticipated their early early departure from the World Cup.26 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupFootball: Smiling assassin a gift for fans but not for defencesLionel Messi did something that we had not seen from him before at this World Cup. Not the two goals, or the casual match-winning brilliance.26 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionWorld Cup day 14: Five things we learnedHerald on Sunday's Michael Burgess looks at five things we learned from day 14 of the FIFA World Cup.26 Jun 04:51 AM
Football World CupUruguay captain: Bite victim 'cry-baby'Luis Suarez faces being thrown out of the World Cup after Fifa officially charged him with biting Giorgio Chiellini - but his captain is standing behind him.25 Jun 07:34 PM
Football World CupFifa urges to get tough over SuarezGiorgio Chiellini demanded that Fifa show the "courage" to ban Luis Suarez from the World Cup after becoming the third opponent to be bitten by the controversial Uruguayan striker.25 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Time to stop Chewy LuisThree bites and you are out, writes Chris Rattue. That should be football's response to a third Luis Suarez biting scandal in four years, this one damaging the image of the World Cup.25 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupFootball: Old Cup rivalries get loud and insultingThe video circulating around a gleeful Argentina has not been lost on the long-suffering Brazilians, just across the eastern border.25 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupFifa World Cup: Pretty boy Neymar becomes a footballer for the peopleWhen street protests erupted in Brazil a year ago, Neymar issued a statement that enhanced his hero status.25 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupFootball: Jogo Bonito casts magic spellIt's taken 64 years for the World Cup to return to Brazil but, in just over a week, it feels like football has regained some of its true essence.25 Jun 03:33 AM
RetailGerman World Cup jersey sales to hit recordAdidas predicts it will sell a third more Germany jerseys this year than when the country hosted the World Cup eight years ago as fans worldwide get behind the team in Brazil.25 Jun 02:12 AM
OpinionFrancesco Ricatti and Mauro Valeri: Super Mario - black, proud and a target for racistsMario Balotelli is already an international football star and could become one of Italy's greatest ever strikers.24 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupKiwi ref 'frustrated' by backlashThe Kiwi football referee who received death threats after officiating a World Cup match this week is "frustrated" by the vitriolic backlash but "happy" with his performance.24 Jun 07:24 AM
OpinionWorld Cup Day 12: Five things we learntMichael Burgess looks at the five things learned from today's action in Brazil including the increasing pressure on the hosts.24 Jun 12:45 AM
Football World Cup20,000 sign petition against Kiwi refThousands of football fans petition to remove a NZ referee from the World Cup after an image appeared of him 'celebrating' with Nigeria goalkeeper.23 Jun 05:41 PM
Football World CupFootball: Name and shame reluctant Spurs - GerrardSteven Gerrard has challenged Harry Redknapp to "name and embarrass" the Tottenham Hotspur players who he claims did not want to represent England.23 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupGhana official in fixing stingGhana was yesterday exposed as agreeing to take part in international football matches organised by match fixers.23 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupWhy Brazil (probably) won't win the CupBrazil are on home soil, with a history of success, many talented players and two World Cup winning coaches on board. But that doesn't mean they will win the tournament.23 Jun 01:30 AM
Football World CupEngland fans want Cup ads goneHundreds of English TV viewers are calling for adverts featuring England football players to be pulled after being knocked out at the group stage of the World Cup.22 Jun 09:30 PM
Football World CupFIFA World Cup: Benzema joins elite group afterDidier Deschamps claims that Karim Benzema has finally discovered his "joie de vivre" with France.22 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionChris RattueChris Rattue: Pathetic state of English football a sporting mysteryIs there anything weirder than the miserable story of the English football side? Why is the mother ship so useless at the world's biggest sport?22 Jun 05:00 PM
Football World CupKiwi ref's support after disputed rulingNew Zealand officials did a good job controlling their first football World Cup match, says a friend of the referee.22 Jun 05:00 PM
