Ecuador and Honduras coaches Reinaldo Rueda and Luis Suarez will both face their old sides as the two group outsiders look to get their first points of the World Cup when they meet in Curitiba on Friday.

Switzerland are trying to pile the pressure on France by claiming the underdog tag for the Alpine neighbours’ World Cup Group E clash in Salvador on Friday.

Both goal-scorers against Australia on Wednesday, Dutch forwards Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie now have three goals each and seem determined to leave their mark on the World Cup.

Italy look to reach the World Cup last 16 with victory over giant-killers Costa Rica on Friday but the four-time champions are wary of Recife’s tropical conditions.

Tough-tackling Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has underlined Costa Rica’s likely advantage in the sweltering conditions in Recife, where he said Italy were “dying from the heat” last year during the Confederations Cup.

Cameroon coach Volker Finke blasted his “disgusting” players’ behaviour after one was red-carded and another headbutted a teammate in their 4-0 World Cup defeat to Croatia.

When the Super Eagles step out against Bosnia-Herzegovina tomorrow in a make or mar encounter which would determine their stay in the Brazil 2014 World Cup, they may not be united Sports Vanguard can reveal authoritatively that a deep-rooted animosity in the camp has finally torn the team into three camps with each camp commanding their own loyalists.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourino has called his skills a “gift from God”, but Mario Balotelli said achieving star status like Neymar or Lionel Messi plays second fiddle to helping Italy win the World Cup.

Luis Suarez scored a late winner as Uruguay sent England spinning to the brink of elimination from the World Cup on Thursday with a 2-1 victory.

Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko has been charged by coach Safet Susic to lead by example and score goals that would down Nigeria and brighten their chances of moving to the second round of the Brazil World Cup.

Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat Bosnia in their next round of game in the ongoing World Cup tournament in Brazil.