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Kompany stands at the heart of the Belgium defence and missing the Manchester City stalwart would be a big handicap for the group leader.

A "Best XI" team based on a statistical analysis of the first round of World Cup matches has thrown up some surprising choices.

"In my opinion, the team played at least 10 percent better than we played against Croatia," Scolari said after a 0-0 draw in Brazil's second Group A game.

Rooney has criticised sections of the media who questioned his form and speculated that the England forward had been relegated to training with the reserves.

Catch all the Live action from the Group G encounter between Ghana and the USA at the Estadio das Dunas stadium in Natal.

Defending champions Spain's next encounter against Chile at the Maracana will be like a matter of "life or death", said Fabregas.

Balotelli has described Brazil as "paradise" and thanked fans for their support, after the match winning performance against England.

Lionel Messi scored a stunning second-half goal to push staggering Argentina to a 2-1 victory over Bosnia at the Maracana.

Van Gaal's decision to play a system based on five defenders against Spain was a tactical masterstroke as the Dutch humiliated the defending world champion 5-1.

The Azzurri have to recover physically after a draining match in the jungle venue of Manaus and prepare to face a surprising Costa Rica side.

The injury came in one of the team's final practices before Tuesday's match against Mexico in Group A.

Switzerland and Ecuador will be hoping to steal a march on their Group E opponents when they come face to face in Brasilia in Sunday's opener.

Argentina gear up for an expected breeze through World Cup Group F on Sunday against Bosnia playing in the finals for the first time.

The likes of Koke, Pedro, Fabregas, Mata and David De Gea need to be given an opportunity to take the team forward.

Greece and Colombia lock horns in the FIFA World Cup but both sides are concerned about their key strikers ahead of the Group C match.

After Marcelo's own goal in the 11th minute, Neymar scored in each half and Oscar scored in the 91st minute to give Brazil 3-1 win.