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Ivory Coast and Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has contracted malaria.

Uruguay star Diego Forlan is willing team-mate Luis Suarez back to full fitness, even if it costs him his own starting place at the World Cup.

Northern Ireland showed England they have little to fear from a Uruguay side lacking Luis Suarez as they battled to an honourable 1-0 defeat in Montevideo.

The Leon midfielder scored a brilliant goal but was stretchered off with a broken leg and will now miss the World Cup

Many believe Lionel Messi of Argentina is the greatest in the world, but he has yet to translate his club success to the World Cup like Diego Maradona.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Luis Montes scored two minutes before a leg injury sent him to the hospital, helping Mexico beat Ecuador 3-1 Saturday in the first of three tuneups in the U.S. leading to the World Cup.

The Itaquerao stadium in São Paulo will host a Brazilian league match Sunday in the final test before the World Cup.

Since that time, Cameroon has exited at the group stage in its next four World Cup appearances, with Volker Finke's team trying to break that streak this summer.

Striker Jozy Altidore had a disappointing season in the Premier League, scoring one goal, but United States Coach Jurgen Klinsmann said he expected Altidore to have a "very special" World Cup.

Deportivo La Coruna have secured a return to La Liga at the first attempt after beating Real Jaen 1-0 on Saturday.

This was widely seen as the PSG midfielder's last chance to impress before the final 23 is named and his display should have convinced Prandelli to take him to Brazil

Jurgen Klinsmann's diamond midfield: A major tactical shift, or just another wrinkle the USA can use?

The AC Milan midfielder was taken off after just eight minutes following a challenge from Alex Pearce and the team doctor confirmed he has suffered a broken leg

Premier League duo Dejan Lovren and Nikica Jelavic, along with the uncapped Ivan Mocinic, have been included in Croatia's 23-man squad for the World Cup.

South America's biggest city will be the first to see some action at the World Cup when Brazil plays Croatia at the stadium where a crane collapse killed two workers last year.

Fortaleza is Brazil's fifth-largest city, and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the northeast with or without the World Cup.

Porto Alegre is one of the most tradition-rich football cities in Brazil, providing the perfect background for World Cup matches.

World Cup host city Cuiaba is the capital of Mato Grosso state in the west of Brazil, near Bolivia.

Widely considered the most advanced city in Brazil, Curitiba was in serious danger of being excluded from the World Cup because of delays at its stadium.

Locally known as the Mane Garrincha Stadium, the 70,000-capacity Estadio Nacional in Brasilia was completed last year for the Confederations Cup and will host seven matches at this year's World Cup.

Italy was held to a 0-0 draw by Ireland in a World Cup warm-up match Saturday that saw the Azzurri lose key midfielder Riccardo Montolivo to a broken leg which will rule him out of the tournament in Brazil.

The AC Milan midfielder was stretchered off after just eight minutes to leave his World Cup hopes in doubt and the Azzurri never fully recovered their form