Tag: world cup
Netherlands beat Brazil 3-0 in World Cup play-off
Brazil’s miserable World Cup campaign ended to a chorus of boos on Saturday as the hosts slumped to a 3-0…
Sabella unsure on Di Maria fitness
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella admitted on Saturday that midfielder Angel di Maria’s participation in Sunday’s World Cup final against Germany…
Argentina prays for Messi goals
Everyone in Rosario has a tale to tell about Lionel Messi, the Argentinian city’s most famous son who rivals Pope…
Germans ready to make history – Loew
Joachim Loew says Germany is ready to write history by winning Sunday’s final to become the first European side to…
Germany fans snap up two million shirts
Germany fans have snapped up more than two million shirts on their run to Sunday’s World Cup final with sponsors…
Neymar returns to watch Brazil fight for World Cup honour
Brazil striker Neymar returns to World Cup duty on Saturday when he goes to watch his humiliated teammates take on…
Scolari hails Robben as star of World Cup
Netherlands winger Arjen Robben has been the standout performer of this year’s World Cup in the eyes of Brazil coach…
200 Ghanaians who travelled to Brazil for World Cup seek asylum
Some 200 Ghanaians who travelled to Brazil to watch the football World Cup and have applied to stay permanently, citing…
On Super Eagles’ World Cup Exit
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The Super Eagles of Nigeria crashed out of the on -going FIFA World Cup in Brazil, having…
Germany pledged not to humiliate Brazil at half-time
Germany made a half-time pledge not to humiliate World Cup host Brazil in their astonishing semi-final clash on Tuesday night.…
Dutch exit robs Robben of chance to atone
The Netherlands’ heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals looks to have definitively ended Arjen Robben’s…
Argentina beat Netherlands to reach World Cup final
Lionel Messi kept running into a determined Dutch defensive wall on Wednesday but Argentina are still in the World Cup…
Pele Shocked Over Brazil’s Disgrace
Brazil legend Pele has expressed shock over his country’s humiliating defeat by Germany in Tuesday’s semi-final match in the ongoing…
Malaysian MP’s Hitler World Cup remark ‘unacceptable’
The German ambassador to Malaysia Holger Michael on Wednesday described a lawmaker’s tweet praising Adolf Hitler after Germany crushed Brazil…
Brazil’s World Cup humiliation breaks social media records
Brazil’s record defeat at the hands of Germany in the World Cup semi-final sent social networks into overdrive, with Twitter…