Substitute players have played well since the beginning of the tournament. Overall, substitutes have reportedly scored a record 29 goals in Brazil with eight more matches left to be played. The previous record was during the 2006 tournament in Germany at 23 goals, FIFA said.
The incident reportedly happened on a main avenue, of which the news outlet said is part of the urban mobility project related to the tournament that has not been finished on time. The collapsed overpass is around 3 miles from the Mineirao soccer stadium in Belo Horizente, which had played host to several tournament matches in the last few weeks and will also host the semifinal match next Tuesday.
Tim Howard currently leads the list of several key members, which include captain Clint Dempsey and four-time World Cup representative DaMarcus Beasley, who may depart from the World Cup squad due to, for some, family priorities, Yahoo Sports reported.
In a hearing today to determine whether Harris' case should proceed to trial and whether he would be granted bail, new allegations about the 33 year-old arose in court, Buzzfeed said. According to police, Harris was texting up to six different women, including a then 16 year-old girl, while his son is dying in the car. In what seemed to be the most damaging testimony so far in Harris case is the revelation that the father had two life insurance policies on Cooper, one for for $2,000 and another for $25,000, USA Today added.
