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Neymar was kneed in the back by Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga late in the second half of Brazil's 2-1 win.

Brazil made their way into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 12 years by beating Colombia 2-1 thanks to goals from Silva and Luiz.

Ralf Mutschke, FIFA's director of security, said that the allegations "put the integrity of FIFA World Cup matches in question, which is a serious allegation."

France defender Mamadou Sakho and his teammates will be filled with "rage" when they take on Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Under-fire Germany face rejuvenated France in quarter-final at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium in a mouth-watering clash of two European powerhouses.

Angel di Maria scored in the 118th minute to give Argentina a 1-0 win over Switzerland in extra time and a spot in the quarter-finals.

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admits that a lack of experience is hurting Brazil's young squad at the World Cup.

Mexico's coach Miguel Herrera launched a furious attack on referee Pedro Proenca for giving Netherlands the injury time penalty.

James Rodriguez scored twice to put Colombia into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in a 2-0 victory over Uruguay.

Colombia will not treat Uruguay any differently just because they will be without disgraced striker Suarez, Colombia coach Jose Pekerman said.

Uruguay will attempt to make light of their star player's absence when they tackle Colombia in the Round of 16 on Saturday.

Barcelona say they will sign Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo to a four-year contract after reaching a transfer agreement with Real Sociedad.

The 43-year-old broke the record held by Cameroon striker Roger Milla, who was 42 when he played in the 1994 finals in the United States.

Suarez looks almost certain to be banned from the World Cup for the second successive tournament after he bit Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder.

Greece knocked out Ivory Coast with a 2-1 win while Colombia mauled Japan 4-1 to top Group C.

Three of the African countries - Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Algeria - are second in their groups heading to the final games and have good chances of qualifying, while Ghana have an outside shot.