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| Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, fouls Bosnia's Zvjezdan Misimovic during the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Bosnia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 15, 2014 || |
The Ticos upset Uruguay 3-1 Saturday. Elsewhere, Italy defeated England 2-1 in Manaus, Brazil, and the Ivory Coast came back for a 2-1 victory against Japan.
In today's action, Switzerland held off Ecuador 2-1, and France pounded Honduras 3-0 in Group E
In the late game, Argentina - one of the tournament's favorites - plays
Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is playing in its first World Cup. The game
will also be Argentinean star Lionel Messi's first in Rio de Janeiro's
iconic Estádio Maracanã, which will host the World Cup final.
The World Cup will feature 32 nations -- placed in eight groups with
four teams apiece -- and a total of 64 games. The United States has
qualified for its seventh straight World Cup and will be looking to get
out of a challenging group that features Germany, Portugal and Ghana. The United States plays Ghana todaysource : abcnews.com
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