FIFA World Cup and Football Soccer News

Part of original World Cup Trophy Stolen in 1983 Found in FIFA Basement

2015-01-14T15:43:00.002-08:00

FIFA finds stone base of original World Cup trophy

BY GRAHAM DUNBAR

AP Sports WriterJanuary 13, 2015

ZURICH — A piece of the original World Cup trophy has been found and will be displayed in the new FIFA museum.

A staff member found the stone base of the Jules Rimet trophy last month in basement storage at FIFA headquarters, museum creative director David Ausseil said Tuesday.

"It's like finding an Egyptian mummy," Ausseil told The Associated Press. "You can't put a price tag on it because it's family jewels."

The base is a 10-centimeter (4-inch) tall, octagonal piece of blue semi-precious lapis lazuli stone, Ausseil said.

It carries the names of the first four World Cup winners: Uruguay and Italy each won twice between 1930 and 1950.

Ausseil said the trophy got a new base before the 1954 tournament, won by West Germany.

The gold statuette was permanently given to Brazil after winning its third title in 1970. It was stolen in 1983 and never recovered.

FIFA to step up anti-racism efforts for World Cup

2014-12-02T17:24:00.001-08:00

AP 3:52 p.m. EST December 2, 2014

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has committed to tackle racism incidents harder at World Cup matches after criticism of its lackluster efforts in Brazil.

Taking advice from its anti-racism task force, FIFA has pledged to help train and appoint anti-discrimination officers to work at qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The task force met Tuesday, chaired by FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, who spoke out in Brazil against failures to gather evidence and prosecute disciplinary cases.

FIFA will also guide its 209 member federations toward "best practice on policy, education, sanctions and cooperation with civil society partners."

"Both measures send out a concrete message," Webb said in a statement published by FIFA. "Now we need the full support from clubs, member associations, NGOs and campaign groups."

The full support of FIFA appeared to be lacking in June when it did not sanction reported incidents of discriminatory chants and banners, and fans wearing black-face makeup.

Webb, who is black, also pointed then to challenges in tackling longstanding racism problems in Russian football.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said, after watching the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, that they would make the issue a priority.

FIFA's statement Tuesday acknowledged the importance of using the next World Cup to "showcase FIFA's zero-tolerance policy against any form of discrimination."

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2014/12/02/fifa-to-tackle-anti-racism-harder-at-world-cup/19789081/

Nominees for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2014 awards revealed

2014-12-01T15:34:00.001-08:00

The contenders for this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the best player of 2014 and for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2014 award were announced today on FIFA.com, francefootball.fr and YouTube.

In alphabetical order, the FIFA Ballon d’Or nominees are: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Manuel Neuer (Germany), while Nadine Kessler (Germany), Marta (Brazil) and Abby Wambach (USA) will contest the women’s award.

The candidates for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football and FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football awards were also announced. In alphabetical order, the contenders are: Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid CF), Joachim Loew (Germany/German national team) and Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atletico de Madrid) for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award, and Ralf Kellermann (Germany/VfL Wolfsburg), Maren Meinert (Germany/Germany U-19 and U-20 national teams) and Norio Sasaki (Japan/Japan national team) for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football award.

All the nominees were confirmed after a voting process which was open to the captains and head coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams of the 209 member associations as well as to international media representatives selected by FIFA and France Football voted for candidates.

The percentages of the collected votes are as follows (number of votes/number of associations):

Voting for men’s awards:

Member associations (captains & coaches): 87%

Media representatives: 94%

Voting for women’s awards:

Member associations (captains & coaches): 83%

Media representatives: 77%

The voting procedure for each of the awards is supervised and monitored by the independent observer PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland.

The shortlist of 15 forwards for the FIFA FIFPro World XI was also announced, completing the final shortlist of 55 players also featuring five goalkeepers, 20 defenders and 15 midfielders.

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Sony does not plan to renew FIFA sponsorship contract – sources

2014-11-30T17:02:00.000-08:00

TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp does not plan to renew its sponsorship contract with FIFA, the governing body for world soccer, as the Japanese electronics maker needs to prioritise its restructuring efforts, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Such a move would follow Emirates Airline’s [EMIRA.UL] announcement this month that it was ending its sponsorship of FIFA, a blow to the governing body as it investigates whether there was corruption in the bidding process for the next two World Cup competitions.

Sony has been a FIFA sponsor for the eight years to 2014 in a contract worth 33 billion yen ($280 million).

Sony on Tuesday said it was aiming to restructure its television and mobile divisions further, while targeting robust growth for its electronics devices division, which houses its growing image sensors business.

An official for the electronics conglomerate said he could not comment on future contracts.

The people familiar with the matter declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media.

A FIFA spokesman said: “The existing contract with Sony runs until 31 December 2014 and we are currently in discussions with the brand.”

Sponsors have put pressure on FIFA to respond robustly to allegations of bribery to secure the 2018 World Cup for Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar.

Earlier this month, FIFA’s ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert said in a statement there were no grounds to reopen the controversial bidding process, clearing Qatar and Russia of wrongdoing.

But that announcement was immediately undermined when Michael Garcia, the former U.S. prosecutor that led FIFA’s own investigation, said that he disputed its summary of his findings.

A number of European officials have called on FIFA to publish Garcia’s full report but the governing body said it could not release it to the public for legal reasons.

Garcia and Eckert met face to face and decided that Garcia’s report would be sent to the chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee, Domenico Scala, who would in turn decide how much of the report should be sent to the FIFA executive committee.

They also confirmed that the ethics committee had opened a number of formal cases against unidentified individuals and FIFA confirmed it had lodged a criminal complaint in Switzerland, but stood by its conclusion that any wrongdoing was not enough to jeopardise the winning bids.

(Reporting by Reiji Murai; Additional reporting by Julian Linden; Writing by Edwina Gibbs; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

Germany receive FIFA World Cup Badge at Die Mannschaft film premiere

2014-11-12T20:32:00.000-08:00

(FIFA.com) Monday 10 November 2014

Prior to today’s world premiere of the film Die Mannschaft (The Team) - a documentary charting Germany’s triumphant 2014 FIFA World Cup™ campaign - FIFA President Blatter awarded the German national team and its coaching staff the FIFA World Champions Badge in Berlin. On the stage at the cinema in Potsdamer Platz, Germany’s entire FIFA World Cup winning side, German FA [DFB] president Wolfgang Niersbach and the FIFA President looked back on the unforgettable emotions the tournament in Brazil stirred up.

“Winning the World Cup in Brazil crowned the development that started with the summer fairytale of hosting the finals in 2006,” said FIFA President Blatter, who also praised the exemplary ambassadorial role the 23 members of the squad played at the tournament: “The team’s attractive and attacking playing style is symbolic of a cosmopolitan and engaging Germany that people everywhere recognise, respect and appreciate.”

FIFA first awarded the coveted World Champions Badge to Italy in 2006. In recognition of Germany’s success at Brazil 2014, and as a permanent reminder of their triumph, the team may now wear the Badge on their shirts until the Final of the Russia 2018 World Cup.

DFB president Niersbach was delighted to receive the accolade, saying: “It’s a huge honour for our national team to be able to wear the World Champions Badge on their shirt and it is visible proof that they achieved great things in Brazil. The entire footballing community in Germany is proud of this golden emblem.”

Coach Joachim Low and World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm likewise expressed their pride at the award, as well as having lifted the country’s fourth title following the achievements in 1954, 1974 and 1990. “The Badge is a wonderful honour but at the same time I view it as an incentive and an obligation not to ease off,” said Low.

FIFA Official Doubts the 2022 World Cup Will be Held in Qatar

2014-09-22T21:25:00.000-07:00

By: NICK SCHWARTZ | usatoday.com

FIFA’s decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar has been heavily criticized since the final vote in 2010, with allegations of corruption within FIFA and Qatar’s record of human rights violations leading many to call for the decision to be reversed. The challenges of holding the world’s biggest tournament in western Asia during the summer months — when temperatures in Doha reach an average high of 106 degrees — seem unsolvable. Qatari officials have promised to spend $4 billion on air conditioned stadiums to protect players and fans, but not everyone is convinced.

FIFA Executive Committee member Theo Zwanziger told German newspaper Bild that he does not think the tournament will take place in Qatar.

Via Reuters:
“I personally think that in the end the 2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar. Medics say that they cannot accept responsibility with a World Cup taking place under these conditions…. Fans from around the world will be coming and traveling in this heat and the first life-threatening case will trigger an investigation by a state prosecutor.”

FIFA president Sepp Blatter admitted in May that awarding Qatar the World Cup was “a mistake,” and has also said that it is not “rational and reasonable” to play the 2022 World Cup in the summer. Moving the tournament to the winter would wreak havoc on club football league schedules across the world.

If Qatar is stripped of the World Cup, it could potentially be hosted in the United States. The U.S. finished second in the voting process in 2010, ahead of South Korea, Japan and Australia.

Read more: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/09/2022-world-cup-qatar-fifa-official

Argentina's Sweet Revenge on Germany

2014-09-04T22:36:00.004-07:00

Source: Reuters

Argentina spoiled the party for world cup champions Germany by crushing the hosts 4-2 in an international friendly game in Duesseldorf on Wednesday .

A brilliant performance from Angel Di Maria spurred Argentina to a crushing 4-2 friendly win over world champions Germany on Wednesday in an entertaining rematch of July's World Cup final.

Despite the absence of injured captain Lionel Messi, Argentina ran circles around the World Cup winners on their home turf in the first match for both teams since Germany's 1-0 extra-time victory in the final in Brazil.

So impressive was the performance of the Argentine winger, who had missed the final through injury, in the Duesseldorf arena that even many of the German fans applauded his performance when he was replaced late in the match.

Germany coach Joachim Loew put only four of the starting 11 that won Germany's fourth World Cup on the pitch in the warm-up match for their Euro 2016 campaign that starts on Sunday against Scotland.

Captain Philipp Lahm, striker Miroslav Klose and defender Per Mertesacker, who all retired following the World Cup triumph, were hailed by the sell-out crowd of 51,132 while several other key players were missing through injury.

The inexperienced Germany defence could not contain new Manchester United signing Di Maria in the first half but also left lots of open space for lightening counter-attacks by moving deep into Argentina's territory.

Read full article: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/angel-di-maria-dazzles-as-argentina-crush-germany-42/1285470

Source: Reuters

Germany, Argentina Set for World Cup Final rematch

2014-09-02T16:36:00.000-07:00

Fifty days after winning the FIFA World Cup™ for the fourth time, the German national team assembled in Dusseldorf on Monday for Wednesday's repeat of the Final against Argentina.

Wednesday's match was already set to be a glamour friendly but there is added hype in the wake of Mario Gotze's extra-time winner when the teams last met in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July.

Around 45,000 people watched the World Cup-winners train on Monday and Wednesday's game at the Espirit Arena will attract a sell-out crowd.

On Sunday, Joachim Low's side host Scotland in Dortmund in their first qualifier for UEFA EURO 2016. For a German team still taking in the World Cup triumph, the two games have come around quickly.

"I think it's not easy for us - that's clear," Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said on Monday. "For Scotland it's the game of the year to start against us. We have to play well against Argentina with regard to the weekend and to be fully prepared for it."

Read full article here: FIFA.com

FIFA Sued Over Bad Officiating for 1 Billion Euros

2014-08-14T17:42:00.000-07:00

Colombian lawyer Aurelio Jimenez has taken it upon himself to get justice on behalf of the global football fans. He wants to take FIFA to court over bad officiating at the 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil.

He said that he is suing FIFA for moral damages caused by bad refereeing at the tournament,demanding for an astonishing 1 billion Euros in compensation.The 74-year old lawyer said Brazil's quarter-final win over Colombia caused particular "distress" causing him cardiac problems and being rushed to the hospital.

Read more about the it here:
World Cup 2014: Fifa 'sued' over refereeing decisions
FIFA sued for €1 billion over bad World Cup referees
Colombian lawyer sues FIFA for 1Billion Euros over World Cup refereeing

France Beats Ticas

2014-08-06T17:33:00.001-07:00

France have reaffirmed their title credentials at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 with a dominant 5-1 victory over Costa Rica at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Gilles Eyquem's side were in rampant form against a Ticas side that simply could not cope with their opponents' evident technical and physical superiority.

As U-17 world champions in 2012 and European U-19 queens last year, the French are considered among the favourites for the trophy and, from the offset, they set about proving why. It took just seven minutes for them to take the lead, with Faustine Robert earning a penalty after she was taken out by keeper Noelia Bermudez in the act of hitting a post with a lob from the corner of the area. Claire Lavogez took full and emphatic advantage of the opportunity with a textbook penalty, sending the keeper the wrong way with a rocket-like shot into the roof of the net.

Read more: Five-star France beat Ticas

Costa Rica FIFA World Cup Coach Quits

2014-07-24T18:44:00.001-07:00

Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto has decided to quit due to differences with the soccer federation.

''I realised I would not be able to count on conditions to carry out my work,'' Pinto said on his personal website overnight.

Pinto's contract ended after the World Cup. He said that it was not possible possible to reach and agreement.

''I ask myself, 'What use are the victories obtained in Brazil?''.

Eduardo Lee, the federation president, confirmed that the two parties had reach an agreement.

Costa Rica had their most successful ever World Cup in Brazil, reaching the last eight for the first time before going out on penalties to the Netherlands earlier this month.

FIFA Bans Nigeria Due to Government Interference

2014-07-10T13:21:00.002-07:00

FIFA has suspended Nigeria from any international competition after allegations of government interference in its football federation. Nigerian teams and officials, including club sides, are now barred from international matches and meetings.

The decision was made after a court order made the Nigerian Minister of Sports to appoint a senior member of the civil service to take over the running of the Nigeria FA.

"The suspension will be lifted once the court actions have been withdrawn and the properly elected NFF Executive Committee, the NFF general assembly and the NFF administration are able to work without any interference in their affairs,"

Read more.

Germany vs Brazil Results and Highlights FIFA World Cup 2014

2014-07-08T15:54:00.000-07:00

Germany is now a step closer to fulfill EA Sports prophecy as day 26 of the 2014 World Cup saw eight goals and one record-breaking finish from one of the tournament’s most prolific goalscorers.

Thomas Muller gives Germany a 1-0 lead.

Germany gets a 2-0 lead over the Brazilians.

Toni Kroos gives Germany a 3-0 lead.

Toni Kroos gives Germany a 4-0 lead.

Sami Khedira gives Germany a 5-0 lead.

Andre Schurrle gives Germany a 6-0 lead.

Andre Schurrle completes the embarrassment of Brazil and gives Germany a 7-0 lead.

Oscar pulls one back fro Brazil to make it 7-1 but proves to be too little too late for the host nation.

Stats

FECAFOOT To Investigate Match-Fixing Allegations

2014-07-01T15:52:00.000-07:00

Cameroon’s football federation(FECAFOOT) said it will investigate allegations of match-fixing by its own team at the FIFA World Cup in Brasil and the possible existence of “seven bad apples” in the squad.

The football federation said in a statement late Monday it had instructed its own ethics committee to open an investigation that will probe allegations of fraud in Cameroon’s three Group A matches (losing all three of its group-stage matches at the World Cup: 1-0 to Mexico, 4-0 to Croatia and 4-1 to host Brazil.)

“Recent allegations of fraud around Cameroon’s three 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary games, especially Cameroon vs. Croatia, as well as the `existence of seven bad apples (in our national team)’ do not reflect the values and principles promotes by our administration in line with the FIFA Code of Conduct and the ethics of our nation,” Fecafoot said in the statement.

“We wish to inform the general public that, though not contacted by FIFA in regards to this affair, our administration has already instructed its ethics committee to further investigate these accusations.”

It was a bad nightmare for Cameroon after conceding nine goals and scoring just one in its three games.

2014 World Cup Round of 16 Format Explained

2014-06-27T14:58:00.000-07:00

The stage is set for the 2014 World Cup Round of 16.

Here's the format on how the stage will take place.

There are eight groups of four teams each in the group stage. Each team gets three points for a win or one point for a draw. Whichever team teams end up in the top two slots of the group based on points advances to the Round of 16.

The winner of each group plays the runner-up of another group. For instance, Brazil, the winner of Group A, will face Chile, the runner-up in Group B, in the Round of 16.

The games are staggered so they’re not all on the same day. The Round of 16 opens on June 28. There will be two games each day through July 1.

After the Round of 16, there will be eight teams left in what will then be the quarterfinals. The winners of those games advance to the semifinals, and those winners advance to the final. There will also be a game between the two losing semifinal teams to see who gets in third place.

The rules for the Round of 16 and the rest of the knockout stage are not so different from the group stage, except that there is not a possibility for a draw.

Instead, if the match is even at the end of 90 minutes, then extra time of two periods of 15 minutes each will be played.

If the score is still even at that point, the match will proceed to a penalty shootout.
This same method will be used to determine winners throughout the knockout stage.

In the penalty kick phase, a coin toss is held to determine which team kicks first. The referee chooses the goal at which the kicks are taken. All kicks are taken at one goal. All players other than the kicker and goalkeeper must remain in the pitch’s center circle.

Every penalty kick is taken from the penalty mark, which is 12 yards out from the goalmouth. The goalkeeper must remain between the goal-posts on the goal-line until the ball is kicked. If the goalkeeper blocks the ball then the kicker does not get an opportunity to score on a rebound.

The teams alternate kicks until five have been taken by each team. Whichever team has scored more goals wins. If it comes to a point where one team is up so much that it would be impossible for the other team to match the goals, then the shout out ends.

If the five kicks each still yields a draw, then the shoot-out proceeds to sudden death rounds of one kick each until one side scores and the other does not. - theepochtimes.com

2014 FIFA World Cup™ Regulations

2014-06-27T14:50:00.000-07:00

Fifa World Cup 2014 Brasil Regulations

Click here for the match schedule.

Paint Your Face for the FIFA World Cup in Adobe Photoshop

2014-06-26T14:55:00.000-07:00

Support your team by painting your face for the FIFA World Cup. Learn how to do it in Adobe Photoshop.

Paint Your Face for the FIFA World Cup in Adobe Photoshop

USA Advances to Knockout Round Despite 1-0 Loss to Germany

2014-06-26T11:33:00.003-07:00

The United States suffered a 1-0 loss to Germany in a hard-fought final group stage game, but thanks Portugal’s 2-1 win over Ghana, the US team will advance to the knockout round.

The Germans, three-time World Cup champions, finished with seven points, while the U.S. had four after allowing a 95th-minute goal against Portugal on Sunday in a 2-2 draw. Portugal also had four, but the Americans advanced from the so-called “Group of Death” because their goal difference was even and the Portuguese were minus three.

Germany won Group G, and Portugal and Ghana were eliminated.

Stats:

USA	Team stats	Germany
4	Total shots	13
1	Shots on goal	9
15	Fouls	9
36%	Possession (%)	64%
2	Corners	3
8	Saves	1
2	Offsides	7
0	Red Card	0
2	Yellow Card	1

Hulk Hogan Fires Up US Team for World Cup Match vs Germany

2014-06-26T08:49:00.003-07:00

Whatcha gonna do!!!?

Hulk Hogan is pumped up for the United States' crucial match against Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Hogan posted a WWE-style speech that will have every US team fan feeling good entering the final match of group play.

FIFA World Cup 101 : A Guide for Football Newbies

2014-06-24T14:37:00.001-07:00

The qualification stage:

The host country gets qualified, just because they are the hosts. Apart from them though, the remaining teams have to earn their place in the World Cup. They ought fight for their spot against the teams that part of their region and that stage begins three years before the World Cup takes place. For example: The qualification round for the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil commenced in 2011.

The qualifying teams come from the regions of Europe, Africa, Central America and the Caribbean, Asia, North America, the South Pacific and South America. Football’s apex body, FIFA has determined the different qualifying regions which are known as confederations.

There is no clear-cut rule about how many teams from each region would qualify for the World Cup. The size and quality of the region are the crucial factor before deciding how many teams from each region would make it to the World Cup.

Read match schedule an results here.

How teams are divided into groups:

The round of 16 begins following the group stage comes to an end. There are 8 groups in which 32 teams are placed with every group having 4 teams each. For the ongoing World Cup, the groups are recognised by the alphabets A to H.

The teams are divided into groups by using a semi-random method where in not all the European or Asian or teams from the same continent end up in the same group.

From every group, top teams head to the next stage.

Scoring systems

The winning team Is awarded with three points, while a loss does not give any point to the team that ends on a losing side. A draw means, each team who is involved in the match gets a point each.

As the group stage is over, in case of tie, the winner is determined via penalty shootout.

Round of 16 and knock-out stages

The teams that finishes at the top in Group A faces the second-placed team in Group B, and vice versa. And so on, in the remaining 6 groups.

Following round of 16, there are only 8 teams that are left with a chance to enter the semi-finals. With 4 places to vie for, 8 teams contest for the place in the semi-final.

The winners of semi-finals come up against each other in the final and the winner gets to lift the prestigious World Cup trophy.

Source: Deccan Chronicle

Durex Don't Fake It World Cup Commercial

2014-06-23T19:37:00.001-07:00

Durex has joined the World Cup craze with this commercial. Campaigning for real connections, Durex made this #DontFakeit video. Watch it below and tell us if it's "well played" or what.

USA vs Portugal Play to 2-2 Draw

2014-06-23T14:47:00.000-07:00

World Cup 2014: United States and Portugal Play to 2-2 Draw

By JEFF Z. KLEIN | NY Times

The United States had advancement to the second round within its grasp, only to have it slip away agonizing moments from the final whistle. The startling counterstrike came when Silvestre Varela headed home a perfect inswinging cross from Cristiano Ronaldo in the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving Portugal a 2-2 draw with the Americans in Manaus.

With that last-second goal, Portugal kept its slim World Cup hopes alive. The U.S., meanwhile, will play its group finale against Germany on Thursday in Recife, with both teams needing a draw to advance.

Read more.

Stats:

USA	Team stats	Portugal
15	Total shots	20
10	Shots on goal	9
11	Fouls	14
48%	Possession (%)	52%
6	Corners	4
4	Saves	3
1	Offsides	4
0	Red Card	0
1	Yellow Card	0

World Cup Google Doodle

2014-06-23T07:02:00.000-07:00

Today's Google Doodle is just precise. I think almost every employee can relate to this. Trying to squeeze in some football (or any non-work-related activity) during your office meeting(or just in your station). Just make sure your boss doesn't catch you.

Minions Play Soccer

2014-06-20T16:06:00.000-07:00

Let's take a break from the FIFA World Cup heat. Time for minions playing soccer.
Probably the best 11 sec soccer clip.

Sexiest Female Reporters at FIFA World Cup by FABWAGS.COM

2014-06-20T10:55:00.001-07:00

So FABWAGS.COM just published a list of the sexiest female reporters at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Who are on the list? Find out below!

FIFA World Cup and Football Soccer News

Part of original World Cup Trophy Stolen in 1983 Found in FIFA Basement

FIFA finds stone base of original World Cup trophy

FIFA to step up anti-racism efforts for World Cup

Nominees for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2014 awards revealed

Sony does not plan to renew FIFA sponsorship contract – sources

Germany receive FIFA World Cup Badge at Die Mannschaft film premiere

FIFA Official Doubts the 2022 World Cup Will be Held in Qatar

Argentina's Sweet Revenge on Germany

Germany, Argentina Set for World Cup Final rematch

FIFA Sued Over Bad Officiating for 1 Billion Euros

France Beats Ticas

Costa Rica FIFA World Cup Coach Quits

FIFA Bans Nigeria Due to Government Interference

Germany vs Brazil Results and Highlights FIFA World Cup 2014

Stats

FECAFOOT To Investigate Match-Fixing Allegations

2014 World Cup Round of 16 Format Explained

2014 FIFA World Cup™ Regulations

Paint Your Face for the FIFA World Cup in Adobe Photoshop

USA Advances to Knockout Round Despite 1-0 Loss to Germany

Stats:

Hulk Hogan Fires Up US Team for World Cup Match vs Germany

FIFA World Cup 101 : A Guide for Football Newbies

The qualification stage:

How teams are divided into groups:

Scoring systems

Round of 16 and knock-out stages

Durex Don't Fake It World Cup Commercial

USA vs Portugal Play to 2-2 Draw

World Cup 2014: United States and Portugal Play to 2-2 Draw

Stats:

World Cup Google Doodle

Minions Play Soccer

Sexiest Female Reporters at FIFA World Cup by FABWAGS.COM

5. Sara Carbonero

4. Kay Murray

3. Roberta Setimi

2. Ines Sainz Gallo

1. Vanessa Huppenkothen