'The Striker' talks about highly-anticipated US World Cup match
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Team USA is in a must-win World Cup match today to avoid elimination. Phil West, managing editor of 'The Striker', joins us to talk about the World Cup and the growth of soccer in Texas.

Haymaker getting ready for World Cup match day
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East Austin's Haymaker offering food and drink specials in honor of the World Cup. They have been hitting capacity for every match.

US-Iran World Cup match rife with political tension

The teams head into their final Group B match Tuesday and the United States can only advance with a win.

'We're coming out aggressive': USA knows only scoring will get job done vs. Iran

The missed opportunities against the Welsh and the English — the U.S. outplayed both opponents for long stretches of those matches — puts Gregg Berhalter's squad in a tricky situation heading into their group-stage finale.

World Cup: What Mexico needs to advance to the knockout round

Mexico will need some help from Poland or Argentina to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup. El Tri plays Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

World Cup Monday Guide: Ghana bounces back to avoid elimination

The second week of the World Cup continued Monday as Ghana fended off a South Korea rally, Cameroon staged a comeback against Serbia, Ronaldo celebrated a goal that was eventually awarded to a teammate, and Brazil overcame the absence of their injured star.

For the USMNT, the knockout round has arrived early

The U.S. men's team is looking at its matchup with Iran as nothing more than an early start to the knockout stage.

World Cup Sunday: Germany salvages 1-1 draw with Spain, Morocco upsets Belgium

Morocco pulled off another shock at the World Cup on Sunday, beating Belgium 2-0 to leave the 2018 semifinalists in peril of a group-stage exit.

US soccer briefly scrubs emblem from Iran flag at World Cup

The U.S. soccer federation briefly displayed Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supports protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations’ World Cup match Tuesday. Iran’s government reacted by accusing America of removing the name of God from their national flag.

World Cup: Messi draws in biggest crowd in 28 years

Lionel Messi played in front of 88,966 spectators on Saturday when Argentina beat Mexico 2-0, the largest attendance at a World Cup match in 28 years.

France reaches knockout stage of World Cup

France saw a big World Cup win Saturday, becoming the first defending champions to reach the round of 16 since 2006.

Young Austin-area soccer players inspired watching World Cup

Players on the under-13 FC Westlake soccer team are watching their role models play in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and imagining themselves in their cleats.

FIFA World Cup: Penalty kick lessons
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FOX 7 Austin's Casey Claiborne and Zack Shields get some tips on how to shoot penalty kicks from FC Westlake's Adam Huff.

Injured Neymar to miss Brazil's second World Cup match

Brazil says tests performed on Neymar's right ankle showed a ligament injury, and the soccer star will not play against Switzerland on Monday. Neymar sprained his ankle in the second half of Brazil’s win against Serbia.