The U.S. has a prominent place in World Cup history. Team USA was one of 13 nations competing in the first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay. An American side, that featured six British-born starters, was so much bigger than its opponents that the media nicknamed Team USA the “shot putters.

Brazil have not reached the final of a FIFA World Cup since 2002, which was the last time they lifted the title. We take a look at the Selecao's knockout stages records at the World Cup since after the 2002 edition.

After 24 years without winning the World Cup, the quest for a sixth star begins again for Brazil.

Where were you when Ronaldinho lobbed David Seaman in England’s quarter-final game against Brazil at the 2002 World Cup? Our head of newsletters, Toby Moses, was sitting in an exam hall for his English A Level exam.

Christian Pulisic has returned to ​a much-changed United States starting 11 ‌for the round-of-32 ‌clash against Bosnia on ⁠Wednesday. • ⁠Pulisic came off the bench in the 3-2 ​defeat by Turkey in the co-hosts' last group match after suffering ​calf trouble earlier in the tournament.

That Round of 32 began on Sunday, with South Africa clashing with host nation Canada in the first of 16 matches, to cut the field down to just 16 teams. Over the next few days, these teams will battle for a chance to move on to the Round of 16,