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![World Cup wrap: Three questions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
World Cup wrap: Three questions
With half of the World Cup teams heading home, we look back on the group stage of the 2014 World Cup and which teams and players stood out.
![Scotty Stevenson: Rugby could storm the Windy City](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Scotty Stevenson: Rugby could storm the Windy City
They call it the "June gloom" - the early summer haze that clogs the LA air and makes you feel like you're living in a world that has been crop-dusted.
![Football: On yer bike - gloomy England check out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Football: On yer bike - gloomy England check out
England staff were still dismantling the team games room and meeting room at their hotel yesterday but the hotel clearly anticipated their early early departure from the World Cup.
![Football: Smiling assassin a gift for fans but not for defences](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Football: Smiling assassin a gift for fans but not for defences
Lionel Messi did something that we had not seen from him before at this World Cup. Not the two goals, or the casual match-winning brilliance.
![World Cup day 14: Five things we learned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
World Cup day 14: Five things we learned
Herald on Sunday's Michael Burgess looks at five things we learned from day 14 of the FIFA World Cup.
![Uruguay captain: Bite victim 'cry-baby'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Uruguay captain: Bite victim 'cry-baby'
Luis Suarez faces being thrown out of the World Cup after Fifa officially charged him with biting Giorgio Chiellini - but his captain is standing behind him.
![Fifa World Cup: Pretty boy Neymar becomes a footballer for the people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Fifa World Cup: Pretty boy Neymar becomes a footballer for the people
When street protests erupted in Brazil a year ago, Neymar issued a statement that enhanced his hero status.
![Fifa urges to get tough over Suarez](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Fifa urges to get tough over Suarez
Giorgio Chiellini demanded that Fifa show the "courage" to ban Luis Suarez from the World Cup after becoming the third opponent to be bitten by the controversial Uruguayan striker.
![Chris Rattue: Time to stop Chewy Luis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Chris Rattue: Time to stop Chewy Luis
Three bites and you are out, writes Chris Rattue. That should be football's response to a third Luis Suarez biting scandal in four years, this one damaging the image of the World Cup.
![Football: Old Cup rivalries get loud and insulting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Football: Old Cup rivalries get loud and insulting
The video circulating around a gleeful Argentina has not been lost on the long-suffering Brazilians, just across the eastern border.
![Football: Jogo Bonito casts magic spell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Football: Jogo Bonito casts magic spell
It's taken 64 years for the World Cup to return to Brazil but, in just over a week, it feels like football has regained some of its true essence.
![German World Cup jersey sales to hit record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
German World Cup jersey sales to hit record
Adidas predicts it will sell a third more Germany jerseys this year than when the country hosted the World Cup eight years ago as fans worldwide get behind the team in Brazil.
![Kiwi ref 'frustrated' by backlash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Kiwi ref 'frustrated' by backlash
The Kiwi football referee who received death threats after officiating a World Cup match this week is "frustrated" by the vitriolic backlash but "happy" with his performance.
![World Cup Day 12: Five things we learnt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
World Cup Day 12: Five things we learnt
Michael Burgess looks at the five things learned from today's action in Brazil including the increasing pressure on the hosts.
![20,000 sign petition against Kiwi ref](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
20,000 sign petition against Kiwi ref
Thousands of football fans petition to remove a NZ referee from the World Cup after an image appeared of him 'celebrating' with Nigeria goalkeeper.
![Football: Name and shame reluctant Spurs - Gerrard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Football: Name and shame reluctant Spurs - Gerrard
Steven Gerrard has challenged Harry Redknapp to "name and embarrass" the Tottenham Hotspur players who he claims did not want to represent England.
![Ghana official in fixing sting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Ghana official in fixing sting
Ghana was yesterday exposed as agreeing to take part in international football matches organised by match fixers.
![Why Brazil (probably) won't win the Cup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Why Brazil (probably) won't win the Cup
Brazil are on home soil, with a history of success, many talented players and two World Cup winning coaches on board. But that doesn't mean they will win the tournament.
![England fans want Cup ads gone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
England fans want Cup ads gone
Hundreds of English TV viewers are calling for adverts featuring England football players to be pulled after being knocked out at the group stage of the World Cup.
![FIFA World Cup: Benzema joins elite group after](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
FIFA World Cup: Benzema joins elite group after
Didier Deschamps claims that Karim Benzema has finally discovered his "joie de vivre" with France.
![Chris Rattue: Pathetic state of English football a sporting mystery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Chris Rattue: Pathetic state of English football a sporting mystery
Is there anything weirder than the miserable story of the English football side? Why is the mother ship so useless at the world's biggest sport?