Andy Mead/ YCJ Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa. Regular league games in South Africa typically draw 8,000. RIO DE JANEIRO—The 2010 World Cup is history. Spain were deserving winners over a ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — When Mario Götze settled a crossing pass with his chest and volleyed a goal that won the World Cup, German fans roared in ecstatic release. Those from Brazil were nearly as delirious, ...
Brazil’s 2014 World Cup campaign will be remembered as a huge disappointment despite finishing in the top four of the tournament. The Selecao has been the most successful team in World Cup history and ...
In the FIFA World Cup, there are stories that defy logic, silence the experts, and shatter every prediction. Costa Rica decided to do exactly that at Brazil 2014, a tournament where they arrived with ...
Read what Tim Krul told FIFA about his famous super-sub role in the Netherlands' quarter-final triumph at Brazil 2014. One FIFA video describes him as “the greatest substitute ever made”. It is quite ...
The 2014 Fifa World Cup finally kicks off in Sao Paulo this evening as tournament hosts Brazil face-off against Croatia at the 68,000-seat Itaquerao stadium. But what can we expect from the tournament ...