Lionel Messi delivers again to send Argentina through with 100 per record
Argentina wrapped up their group stage at the 2014 World Cup with a 3-2 win over Nigeria on Wednesday in an entertaining match with plenty of attacking intent – and, once again, a brilliant showing...
View ArticleJulio Cesar the hero as Brazil beat Chile on penalty kicks to reach...
BELO HORIZONTE: Hosts Brazil became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, defeating Chile 3-2 on penalty kicks in a sensational finish in the first match of the pre-quarter finals round of...
View ArticleHosts Brazil face Colombia, Germany take on France
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Hosts Brazil face their stiffest test so far at the World Cup finals when they take on South American rivals Colombia in the last eight in Fortaleza on Friday after European...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup Semi-final Preview: Argentina vs Netherlands
The second of the Semi-finals at the FIFA World Cup 2014 will see South American giants Argentina take on the Netherlands in Sao Paulo on Wednesday. Argentina were largely a one man show with Lionel...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup Semi-final Preview: Brazil vs Germany
The Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, awaits a thrilling contest between two of the finest teams of the FIFA World Cup 2014 so far, Brazil and Germany, who will face off in the Semi-final of...
View ArticleGermany through to World Cup final after 7-1 rout of host Brazil
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Germany poured in the goals Tuesday to hand Brazil its heaviest World Cup loss ever with an astounding 7-1 rout in the semifinals that stunned the host nation. Miroslav Klose...
View ArticleLuis Suárez’s four-month biting ban upheld after Fifa rejects appeal
Fifa has rejected an appeal by Luis Suárez and the Uruguay Football Federation against his four-month ban from all football activities for biting an opponent. The appeal was lodged against the...
View ArticleLionel Messi and Neymar on list for World Cup Golden Ball award
Fifa has included Lionel Messi and Neymar on a 10-player list of candidates to be named the World Cup’s best player. Seven of the 10 nominees for the Golden Ball come from the finalists, Argentina and...
View ArticlePope Francis ‘will not pray for Argentina to win World Cup’
It’s not every day that you hear (or read) of Pope Francis commenting on football but the leader of the Catholic church has done just that after hailing the World Cup as a success – but refusing to...
View ArticleGerman World Cup winners welcomed home by hundreds of thousands
Hundreds of thousands of jubilant Germans welcomed their triumphant national football team home in Berlin on Tuesday, waving flags and wearing the national colours as they basked in the nation’s fourth...
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