S.Korea to play Tongo under closed roof

Croatia's Kranjcar also target of jibes about weight

Ronaldo isn't the only player at this year's World Cup whose weight is being closely scrutinized.

10 Croatian fans banned from entering Germany

France coach furious at media on eve of Switzerland

France coach Raymond Domenech criticized his country's media Monday for helping World Cup opponent Switzerland by revealing details of his likely lineup

France fans pessimistic, poll shows

A vast majority of French fans would be surprised if France were to become world champions for the second time.

Togo bonus row branded a national disgrace

Togolese soccer fans voiced shame on Monday over their team's demands for hefty bonus payments at the World Cup, with one newspaper branding the row "a national disgrace".

I'm always proud to be an Aussie

World Cup can be bad for your health

From Mogadishu to Kabul to Baghdad, watching the World Cup is proving to be bad for your health.

World Cup scores for US,European networks

The U.S. team may have lost Monday's match to the Czech Republic, but U.S.-based networks have shown winning ratings in the weekend's opening rounds of the World Cup soccer championship.

French supermarket recalls fake World Cup balls in China

Fake soccer balls bearing markings similar to those used at the World Cup have been pulled from the shelves of French supermarket chain Carrefour's Chinese stores, media reports said Tuesday.

Prison for Brazil captain?

Brazil captain Cafu received a nasty surprise on the eve of his side's World Cup opener against Croatia on Monday when a magistrate demanded he be jailed for nine months over acquiring a European Union passport under false pretences.

Soccer can move markets, start wars, make peace

Here's the best reason to keep tabs on this month's quadrennial World Cup tournament, this time held in Germany: Soccer is the only world sport that has the proven power to bring peace, start wars, shift national moods and move markets.