The Barcelona and former Arsenal defender was issued a red card after punching Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic.
U.S. striker Jozy Altidore was ruled out against Portugal, while Cristiano Ronaldo's status remains unclear.
A scuffle between two Cameroon players brewed as the team was being eliminated from the 2014 World Cup.
Cameroon now joins Australia and Spain to become one of three countries eliminated from this year’s tournament.
All of Group B will play on Wednesday in the 2014 World Cup.
Croatia earned plaudits in their World Cup opener, but a 3-1 defeat to Brazil means they now realistically need a victory against Cameroon on Wednesday.
Here are some interesting facts about Guillermo Ochoa, who was "man of the match" in Tuesday's game between Brazil and Mexico.
Mexico and goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa frustrated hosts Brazil in a goalless draw at the 2014 World Cup in Fortaleza.
Brazil and Mexico each have three points entering their second game.
Spanish-language network is drawing huge numbers of World Cup viewers, and some don't even speak Spanish.
Brazil enter the match without one of their top forwards.
A striker for the Croatian national team has broken his team's silence to condemn the leaking of nude photographs of the players.
Rain threatens to inundate the Ghana-USA World Cup game in Brazil on Monday evening.
Brazil will play the second match of their World Cup campaign against Mexico in Fortaleza on Tuesday, a year after beating the same opponents in the same venue.
Socceroos, Blue Samurai, Little Hands, the Coffee Growers: At the World Cup, team nicknames range from endearing to just weird.
Despite two wrongly disallowed goals, Mexico got their World Cup off to a winning start, with Oribe Peralta’s goal giving them a 1-0 win over Cameroon.
Racists took to social media to share their offensive views during Friday's World Cup match between Mexico and Cameroon
Poor officiating has already plagued the World Cup.
Fans around the world are voicing their anger at the Japanese ref's questionable calls during the Croatia-Brazil World Cup match.
Miguel Herrera has named Guillermo Ochoa as his goalkeeper for Mexico’s opening game of the World Cup against Cameroon.
Mexico and Cameroon will look to put their pre-World Cup problems behind them when they meet in Natal on Friday.
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is eager for the World Cup hosts to get off to a winning start when they take on Croatia in Thursday’s opening game.