Italy was held to a 2-2 tie by Bulgaria in its opening World Cup qualifier.
Italy captain Sergio Parisse will miss his country's opening World Cup game against France on Saturday.
El Tri, Mexico's national team, had just beaten South Korea in their opening World Cup match.
Gary Ballance is set to play in England's opening World Cup match against Australia in Melbourne.
Warrington forward Ben Westwood will be available for England's opening World Cup match against Australia in Cardiff on 26 October.
It was the U.S.'s opening World Cup match, against Australia, and she started making her case right away.
He said he felt pain from the ninth minute of Cameroon's opening World Cup match, against Mexico, which he finished.
To see the opening World Cup game in Canada with a big screen and hoopla, go to Edmonton, Alberta.
There was no way it could have lived up to the incredible buildup that preceded South Africa's opening World Cup match with Mexico on Friday.
Maradona is Argentina's coach, giving Messi, the team's star, a free role in their opening World Cup match against Nigeria in Johannesburg on Saturday.
It means he will miss his country's opening World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan.
