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Rio de Janeiro to host 2027 Women's World Cup final
The 2027 Women's World Cup final will take place at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, FIFA announced Thursday as it unveiled the entire match schedule for the competition in Brazil.,Thirty-two teams will compete in eight cities, with each location hosting at least seven matches and a minimum of one...
MLS to investigate Inter Miami over Casemiro signing
Major League Soccer has announced a review into a tampering allegation against Inter Miami in the signing of Brazilian superstar midfielder Casemiro on Wednesday.,"The league is gathering all relevant information and will refrain from further comment until the review is complete," MLS said in a stat...
Inter Miami sign Brazilian superstar M Casemiro
Inter Miami announced the signing of Brazilian superstar midfielder Casemiro on Wednesday.,Casemiro, 34, is under contract through 2027 with an option until June 2029 following five years with Premier League side Manchester United. Inter Miami acquired his discovery priority from the Los Angeles Gal...
Neymar says career with Brazil 'over' after loss to Norway
Neymar's legendary career for Brazil is over, the forward said following the 2-1 loss to Norway in the round of 16 game on Sunday.,The 34-year-old was emotional in an interview with TV Globo as he was in tears at the conclusion of the match in East Rutherford, N.J., where he scored Brazil's lone goa...
Norway shock Brazil, make history on Erling Haaland's heroic brace
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Erling Haaland powered in a 79th-minute header and added a second in the 90th minute as Norway stunned Brazil 2-1 to reach their first-ever World Cup quarterfinal at the expense of the five-time champions.,Kept under wraps for most of the round of 16 fixture, Haaland's sixth...
Can Norway earn first World Cup quarterfinal at Brazil's expense?
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For the first time in this World Cup, two top-scoring stars meet in a knockout-round encounter when Vinicius Junior's Brazil face Erling Haaland's Norway in the round of 16 on Sunday.,Haaland has scored five times in Norway's first World Cup appearance since 1998. He is tied...
Gabriel Martinelli's late winner helps Brazil rally past Japan
Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time and Brazil climbed out of a halftime hole to send Japan packing 2-1 in a World Cup round of 32 match Monday in Houston., ,Casemiro scored in the 56th minute after Brazil went to the locker room down 1-0 on Ka...
Japan hope to slay Brazil without star player in World Cup knockouts
In a friendly in Tokyo last October, Brazil surrendered a two-goal halftime lead and watched Japan pull ahead for an eventual 3-2 victory.,Rayan, a 19-year-old forward, was not part of Brazil's team that day, so perhaps he can be forgiven for admitting he doesn't know much about the Japanese squad.,...
Japan star Takefusa Kubo (knee) out vs. Brazil
Japan won't have star winger Takefusa Kubo for their World Cup round of 32 match vs. Brazil on Monday in Houston.,Kubo suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee during Japan's tournament opener against the Netherlands on June 14. He was held out of the Samurai Blue's remaining group-stage matches ag...
Young Rayan, Brazil take aim at Japan in World Cup clash
In a friendly in Tokyo last October, Brazil surrendered a two-goal halftime lead and watched Japan pull ahead for an eventual 3-2 victory.,Rayan, a 19-year-old forward, was not part of Brazil's team that day, so perhaps he can be forgiven for admitting he doesn't know much about the Japanese squad.,...
Vinicius Junior nets brace as Brazil handles Scotland
Vinicius Junior scored his third and fourth goals of the tournament and Brazil cruised into the last 32 with a 3-0 Group C victory over Scotland on Wednesday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.,With the brace, Vinicius pulled even with Norway's Erling Haaland and France's Kylian Mbappe, one behind Argentin...
Brazil's Raphinha to miss Scotland match; Neymar may go 90
Brazil will be without a key part of their attack for their Wednesday match against Scotland in Miami Gardens, Fla., as Raphinha will be sidelined due to a hamstring injury.,The Selecao could see the return of another star, though, as Neymar has recovered from a calf injury and is available to play ...
Brazil coach: Neymar will be available to play vs. Scotland
PHILADELPHIA -- After Brazil defeated Haiti 3-0 in their second World Cup match on Friday night, Selecao coach Carlo Ancelotti said he expects Neymar to be available for the Group C finale.,Neymar, 34, has been rehabbing a right calf ailment. He last played for Santos in Brazil's top flight on May 1...
Matheus Cunha's brace carries Brazil to 3-0 rout of Haiti
PHILADELPHIA -- Matheus Cunha rewarded manager Carlo Ancelotti's confidence with his first two World Cup goals as Brazil cruised to a 3-0 victory over Haiti on Friday, a result that was tempered only by Raphinha's early injury exit.,Vinicius Junior also scored and was the creator on both of Cunha's ...
Brazil's Neymar ruled out for World Cup match vs. Haiti
Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out for Friday's World Cup match against Haiti in Philadelphia.,The Brazil federation confirmed Thursday that Neymar will not travel with the team and will remain at the base camp in Morristown, N.J., where he returned to the practice field Wednesday for the firs...
Brazil's Neymar takes part in training: 'Did you miss me?'
Neymar returned to the Brazil practice field on Wednesday for the first time since sustaining a calf injury last month.,The 34-year-old, who has scored more goals than anyone in Brazilian international history (79), briefly worked with teammates on the field before resuming work on the sideline. ,As...
Brazil's Neymar (calf) takes step forward in recovery
Brazilian star Neymar trained on the sidelines on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in the U.S. for the World Cup.,The forward performed running drills and worked out with a member of coach Carlo Ancelotti's staff, as seen in videos released by the Brazil Football Confederation. The confeder...
Brazil manager: 'Nerves were all over the place' in opening Morocco draw
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- World Cup pressure can get to anyone. Even Brazil.,That was Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti's explanation for an uneven first-half performance by the five-time World Cup champions, who nonetheless rode Vinicius Junior's 32nd-minute leveler to a 1-1 draw against Morocco in bo...
Vinicius Junior helps Brazil rally for opening draw vs. Morocco
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Vinicius Junior scored his first goal of this World Cup and helped Brazil salvage a 1-1 draw against Morocco following a rocky start to their Group C opener on Saturday evening.,The 25-year-old's thunderously struck leveler in the 32nd minute countered Ismael Saibari's slick...
Vinicius Jr. takes center stage as Brazil begin World Cup vs. Morocco
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- As Brazil prepare to open their 2026 World Cup against Morocco on Saturday, Vinicius Jr. does not mince words about what his second World Cup means.,"This is the most important time in my life and in my career," the 25-year-old Real Madrid star said on Friday.,With the aging...