Miguel Herrera likes to say he needs a clear plan.

And the stocky Mexico coach on Tuesday made sure his players were following the script. As his team held World Cup favorites Brazil 0-0, he paced up and down beyond the coach's box, shouting and gesturing to his men and ignoring polite calls from a match official to step back a little.

Dark horses Belgium staged a late fightback to beat Algeria 2-1 and deny the Africans a first World Cup win in 32 years on Tuesday.

Second-half goals from substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens secured an opening Group H victory for the Red Devils after Algeria had taken a 25th-minute lead via a Sofiane Feghouli penalty.

The prospect of playing England for their World Cup lives is filling Uruguay forward Luis Suarez with wild emotions, the Liverpool player told his country's media.

For a player twice banned for biting opponents during his career, Suarez told Ovacion Digital that Thursday's match is stirring up "babarian" and "savage" feelings within him.

Lionel Messi doesn't count Argentina among the best teams in the World Cup so far.

The Argentina captain said his team committed too many mistakes in its 2-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, including starting the game with two attackers instead of three.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah denied his players' performance in a 2-1 defeat to Group G rivals the United States was caused by player unrest but admitted the Black Stars are still awaiting full payment of bonuses.

Ghana were stunned after just 30 seconds when Clint Dempsey finished off a great move down the left by weaving through the Africans' defence to beat Adam Kwarasey at the keeper's far post.

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has defended his side's defensive tactics after they were booed off by the Brazilian public following their 0-0 draw with Nigeria in Curitiba on Monday.

Queiroz's mens' preparations for the tournament have been undermined by international sanctions against the Iranian government that has seen their funding cut and made it difficult to organise friendlies against top international opposition.

Thomas Mueller scored a hat-trick as Germany thrashed Portugal 4-0 to leave Cristiano Ronaldo's dreams of dominating the World Cup in tatters on Monday.

Bayern Munich star Mueller bagged the first treble of his international career as Germany shrugged off a troubled build-up to the tournament to make a flying start in Group G.

Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain has fueled speculation of a possible move to Barcelona, saying he was happy to be linked to the Spanish giants, but his colleague Sergio Aguero ruled out any chance of a similar move.

Speaking after Argentina's 2-1 World Cup win over Bosnia at the Maracana Stadium, Higuain said he would relish the opportunity of linking up with Lionel Messi at club level.

Tommy Haas needs a fourth operation on his right shoulder and will miss the rest of the tennis season.

The 20th-ranked German retired from his opening match at the French Open last month and withdrew from last week's Gerry Weber Open in Halle to assess the injury.

Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was transferred from a French hospital to a facility in Switzerland on Monday after emerging from a coma following his devastating ski accident in December.

In a surprise announcement, the retired German racing star's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm said he had left hospital in the French Alpine city of Grenoble, where he had been treated since December 29 when he slammed his head on a rock while skiing with his son and friends.