Japan are hoping for strong support from Brazilian fans when they take on Ivory Coast in their opening World Cup Group C game in Recife's Pernambuco arena on Saturday.
Thomas Mueller's netted his fourth goal in three World Cup games in a 1-0 win over the USA to give Germany top spot in Group G and send them into knockout stages full of confidence following a dominant display at the Pernambuco arena in Recife.
Photos of the World Cup game between Mexico and Croatia
Images from the FIFA World Cup match between Ivory Coast and Japan.
Reliance Industries, the largest Indian private company, is in talks with Brazilian energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) to set up two petrochemical joint ventures, sources close to the development said. Both greenfield projects will require a total investment of around $6 billion (nearly Rs 25,800 crore).
A summary of Thursday's South American World Cup qualifiers.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) will ask two infectious disease experts to advise potential members of their Rio 2016 Olympic Games team who are concerned about the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.
Luis Suarez ended his nine-match biting ban in fine style on Friday, grabbing the second-half equaliser that gave Uruguay a 2-2 draw in an enthralling battle with Brazil in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Two quickfire headed goals from Wilfried Bony and Gervinho helped Ivory Coast recover to beat Japan 2-1 on Saturday as their bid for a first appearance in the World Cup knockout stages got off to a fine start.
Costa Rica made it to the last 16 of the World Cup with a 1-0 victory over four-times winners Italy in their Group D clash on Friday. Captain Bryan Ruiz headed the team to victory with a 44th-minute goal.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Rio can still pull off a dazzling Games, but organizers are scrambling to sell some 1.7 million tickets, or 28 percent of the scaled-back total made available for sale.
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