Gary Meenaghan

The forward played down Uruguay’s loss to Costa Rica on Saturday night, insisting it changes very little in their quest to progress out of Group D.

In a three-minute span on Saturday, Joel Campbell and Oscar Duarte found net and ignited a stunning 3-1 win for Costa Rica over Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup. Gary Meenaghan reports from Brazil.

'The enemy of my enemy is my friend,' the saying goes, and so Brazilians have, however impobably, taken to Argentina's Group F rivals Iran, coached by the idealistic Carlos Queiroz.

Gary Meenaghan reports from Fortaleza about the joy and anticipation for the 2014 World Cup that can be found in Brazil's north-east.

Painful memory of 2010 World play-off defeat is spurring on the group's outsiders today.

Yuichi Nishimura's penalty decision in Thursday night's World Cup opener was undoubtedly a wrong one, writes Gary Meenaghan, but the quick conspiracy theories to follow are the fault of an un-trustworthy Fifa.

The Arena da Amazonia is a great stadium in a picturesque city, but over the long term it will not be worth the millions spent to build it, writes Gary Meenaghan in Manaus.

Neymar praised Brazil's collective cohesiveness after their 3-1 World Cup opening win on Thursday while Croatia coach Niko Kovac blasted a controversial penalty decision. Gary Meenaghan reports from Sao Paulo.

The local fans have shown in the recent past that they are feeding on the positivity, and Scolari’s men, strong in defence rather than attack this time, will need those goals and wins quickly, writes Gary Meenaghan in Sao Paulo.

How will the Brazilian fans turn out for the World Cup matches amid protests and hot weather, and how will they and the players react to the national anthem are among a few questions Gary Meenaghan addresses on the eve of kick off.

The entire world will be watching as Brazil would like to kick-start tournament in style but Croatia have pulled stunners before, reports Gary Meenaghan.

Three lesser-known players in the Brazil squad who could make an impact. Watch for them.

Brazil, the country that has won more titles than any other, is always a favourite, but on home soil lifting the trophy is the only form of success.

If a World Cup could be won solely on experience, Brazil need to look only as far as Scolari’s assistant, Carlos Alberto Parreira, who has enjoyed a life so entwined that a World Cup without him would feel very odd.

Fifa president predicts World Cup 'will be a celebration' even as a transit strike paralyses Sao Paulo