Vicente del Bosque has been plotting some squad rotation in his side's training sessions since Saturday. Vicente del Bosque admits that he will make changes as Spain prepare for their vital meeting with Chile knowing that they must win and score as many goals as possible. But the Spain coach has insisted that he will not be blaming those players he leaves out for Spain’s disastrous ope...Full Story »

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, formerly of Real Madrid, believes Spain have "more than enough quality" to win their remaining two World Cup group-stage fixtures against Chile and Australia, thereby keeping alive their hopes of reaching the round of 16. As part of his regular video updates for Yahoo, the Portuguese tactician called the edgy mood around the Spain camp following the 5-1 trouncing ...Full Story »

David de Gea has suffered a muscular injury in training with Spain and has been ruled out for at least ten days. The injury means De Gea will not be available for the games against Chile and Australia and, dependent on whether Spain make it out of the group stage or not, it could mean he is misses the rest of their World Cup campaign. It’s a big blow for De Gea because after Iker Casil...Full Story »

RIO DE JANIERO (AP) -- Tighter security checks have been promised at World Cup stadiums after Chile fans let off fireworks when their team sealed victory over Australia. Brazil's organizing committee spokesman Saint-Clair Milesi says it aims to make security ''even more rigorous.'' Milesi says the incident in Cuiaba on Friday ''isn't acceptable for fans and for organizers.'' Chile fans lit fi...Full Story »

Chile held off an Australia fightback to open their World Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over the battling Socceroos in Cuiaba. The South Americans had threatened a rout after goals from Alexis Sanchez and Jorge Valdivia in a whirlwind opening 15 minutes at the Arena Pantanal. But Australia, the Group B outsiders, showed fighting spirit to reply through inspirational veteran Tim Cahill and they w...Full Story »

Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez scored his side's first goal against Australia on Friday. Chile took advantage of a sloppy Australian side early on Friday night at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba then hung on to seal the points with a 3-1 win. Alexis Sanchez and Jorge Valdivia scored two goals in two minutes to stun the Aussies and join Holland atop Group B, deepening the woes of reigning champion...Full Story »

CUIABA, Brazil (AP) -- In the shadow of Lionel Messi at Barcelona, Alexis Sanchez is undoubtedly the main man for Chile as the fleet-footed forward attempts to cap the most prolific season of his career by playing a starring role at the World Cup. Sanchez is the face of Chilean football, adorning posters, advertisements and turning up in TV commercials. In one - made for Gillette around two yea...Full Story »

Chile are hoping star midfielder Arturo Vidal is fit and able to play when they square off against Australia in Cuiaba on Friday. The Juventus player has been struggling with inflammation in his right knee following an operation on his meniscus last month and has had a big question mark over his availability for the World Cup Group B games ever since. Vidal, a free-kick specialist, has trained...Full Story »

Chile v Australia Match Chile and Australia will face off in the second Group B match on June 13th 2014 at 23:00 GMT in Cuiaba, Brazil, broadcast live on ITV. As you probably could have guessed, this particular match will not attract nearly the amount of attention as the other Group B match on the 13th, Holland vs Spain, but will be just as important in deciding the outcome of the group. The A...Full Story »

ADNAN JANUZAJ has kept alive his hopes of representing England after snubbing the chance to play for Kosovo. TUG OF WAR: A host of countries across Europe are desperate for Januzaj to represent them at international level The new Manchester United sensation is eligible to play for Kosovo, Albania, Belgium and the Three Lions due to a combination of family, birth and residential issues. He ha...Full Story »