As Germany stand on the brink of finishing a story that is 12 years in the making, defender Benedikt Hoewedes ruminated on how there could yet be a plot hole, how there could yet be a twist. "We want ...

Fans of Iran pose during the match between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iran at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador.Source: AFP Colombian fans pose at the Pantanal Arena in Cuiaba.Source: AFP Colombian fans ...

Brazil advanced to the World Cup quarter-finals with a nervy and dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout win over Chile in Belo Horizonte on Sunday morning. The two teams fought out a 1-1 draw after Alexis ...

Portugal has long been a passionate football nation and its love affair with the World Cup started in 1966 when - in the national team's first appearance - it finished third, writes Vitor Sobral The ...

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 ...

Football's world governing body FIFA has confirmed that Brazil will host the World Cup finals in 2014. The tournament rotation policy meant South America were due to host the event and the decision ...

Brazil’s participation in the 2014 World Cup was marked by great expectation and strong national emotion. For only the second time in history, Brazil was hosting the world’s biggest football ...

BRAZIL has delivered a beautiful World Cup, and not just because of the on-pitch action. Check out some of the hottest crowd shots so far. Belgium is ready. Dutch fans react to the live projection of ...