Algeria’s World Cup team returned home to a hero’s welcome on Wednesday after their historic progress to the knockout stages was ended by Germany in extra-time.

With his decisive goal against Nigeria in the World Cup last 16, France’s young midfielder Paul Pogba indicated that he is ready to bear the burden of his team’s expectations.

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has expressed concern about the level of drunkeness in Brazil’s World Cup stadiums.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has summoned the team psychologist for an extra session with players after crushing World Cup pressure left some of them in tears, a report said Wednesday.

FIFA said Wednesday it had received no evidence of corruption involving Cameroon as the World Cup took a breather from football ahead of the quarter-finals.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not stop Coach Stephen Keshi from vacating his post as Super Eagles coach, after the ‘Big Boss’, as Keshi is fondly called expressed his desire to step down following Nigeria’s ouster from the World Cup.

Lionel Messi said he was as nervous as anyone during Argentina’s “lucky” World Cup last 16 win over Switzerland Tuesday but urged his team to make the most of their reprieve.

Lazio and Nigeria midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has forgiven Blaise Matuidi for the horror tackle that saw him taken off the pitch during the round of sixteen tie against France..

Cameroon football chiefs said they are determined to root out the seven players they termed as ‘bad apples’ implicated in an alleged matchfixing scandal over their World Cup group game with Croatia.

Algeria and Nigeria headed home Tuesday after another five-prong African World Cup challenge came to a disappointing end in Brazil.