Brazil

Brazil captain Casemiro said the squad would make a statement about whether or not they wish to play in the tournament

Paes says he will pull the plug if Covid-19 situation worsens in Brazil

Star forward Neymar scores from retaken penalty to help side beat Ecuador 2-0

Reports suggest team is upset at not being consulted about decision to host event

Argentina captain says he was happy with the result, despite failing to win in Santiago del Estero

Brazilians were unexpectedly chosen to host the tournament after co-hosts Colombia and Argentina were removed

At least six of the country's 27 states have said they will not host matches because of the pandemic

CONMEBOL has also promised all players will be vaccinated before the tournament begins next month

Bolsonaro's popularity has plummeted during the coronavirus crisis

Brazilian striker refutes statement that split with sponsor came after sexual assault probe

Brazil has lost more than 450,000 lives to Covid-19, the worst death toll outside the United States

The deadliest police operation in 16 years for the state which has suffered drug-related violence for decades

PSG star inspired the country to their first Olympic gold medal in football in 2016, ending a six-decade odyssey

France to suspend all flights to and from Brazil, measure to be extended until April 23

Reports of the seriously ill being tied down and intubated without effective sedatives

The South Asian country reported a record 168,912 infections overnight bringing the overall tally to 13.53 million

State legislature wanted to put Pele’s name on the fabled stadium

Country’s outbreak is the second-deadliest in the world averaging about 3,000 deaths, 75,500 new cases per day

People defy social distancing rules making the country’s outbreak the world’s deadliest at the moment

Brazilian football legend self-isolated at his house in Sao Paulo state since the start of the health crisis

Airlines would be required from next week to segregate inbound travellers from those countries

Lowy Institute assessed almost 100 countries on six criteria, including confirmed cases, deaths and testing metrics

The Amazon’s largest city is currently suffering a brutal second wave of COVID-19 cases

UK’s chief scientific adviser says Brazilian mutation appears to have some of features of other coronavirus variants

Brazil reported 56,773 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours

Brazilan and PSG star is holding a five-day New Year’s party for 150 guests

Demanded clothes maker Jon Cotre offer an apology for 'deeply trivializing' one of the most revered gods of Hinduism

The victory left Brazilians on top of South America's qualifying standings on 12 points with four wins from four games

Firmino scores only goal in 1-0 win during World Cup qualifier

The PSG forward arrived in Brazil with a leg injury and miss Friday's game against Venezuela

Neymar will miss his World Cup qualifier against Venezuela after suffering an injury playing for PSG

Federal officers raids the home of the lawmaker as part of a corruption probe

PSG striker now has 64 goals, two more than the Fenômeno and 13 behind Pele, who heads the list with 77

Opponents Bolivia show zero ambition during World Cup qualifier

European national teams are also in action with Nations League matches, which also count as competitive games

The statement came after Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday retweeted Neymar's own version of events

Asia’s worst-hit country is now just around 60,000 cases behind Brazil, which has around 4 million confirmed cases

After a surge in fires last year to a nine-year high provoked outcry from global leaders and the public

Brazilian was arrested on March 6 for entering the country with adulterated Paraguayan passports

Number of cases nears 23 million worldwide, over 14.76 million patients recovered, says Johns Hopkins University

Latin American country has 2nd-highest number of infections and deaths in pandemic after US

Former Barcelona star was detained on March 6, accused of entering Paraguay in possession of false passports

United States, Brazil and India account for more than half of all known infections

Over 23,000 more people catch coronavirus in Brazil, Mexico records nearly 4,400 new infections

Over 23,000 more people catch coronavirus in Brazil, Mexico records nearly 4,400 new infections

Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest, is a vital resource in the race to curb climate change

Virus claims 1,088 lives in Brazil - epicenter of outbreak in Latin America - and 784 in Mexico over past 24 hours

Brazil’s space research agency Inpe recorded 6,803 fires in the Amazon last month, up from 5,318 in July 2019.

Country is seen as the epicentre of Covid-19 the outbreak in Latin America with over 2.39m confirmed virus cases

In a photo, Bolsonaro appeared with a box of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug he credited for recovery