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Lessons From 2014 World Cup
The race for the coveted World Cup trophy which began in Brazil on 12 June ended Sunday night when Germany…
Africa results don’t justify more Cup places
African hopes of more teams at the next World Cup were dealt a huge blow by a largely dismal showing…
Pictures: Rihanna celebrates Germany’s World Cup win by lifting her top
Pop princess Rihanna celebrated Germany’s hard earned 1-0 win over Argentina at the Maracana by revealing her bra. She posted…
Brazil fires Felipe Scolari
Brazil’s football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s contract, local media reported early Monday, just hours…
Neuer wins World Cup Golden Glove
Germany’s Manuel Neuer won the World Cup Golden Glove award for the tournament’s best goalkeeper after helping his side to…
Messi named World Cup Player of the tournament
Lionel Messi, who lost out on the World Cup title after Argentina’s 1-0 loss to Germany in Sunday’s final, was…
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Germany wins World Cup, beat Argentina 1-0
Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win…
Police disperse World Cup protest with tear gas
Police launched tear gas and stun grenades Sunday to disperse some 300 anti-World Cup protesters who tried to march toward…
Boos rain down as Brazil beaten 3-0 by Dutch
Boos and catcalls rained down on hosts Brazil as they ended their World Cup with a 3-0 defeat by the…
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…
Brazil played into our hands – Loew
Germany coach Joachim Loew says his team’s clinical response to Brazilian emotion laid the foundation of their stunning 7-1 victory.…
Ruthless Germany crushes Brazil 7-1
Brazil’s World Cup dream was smashed into oblivion as majestic Germany ran riot to win an extraordinary semi-final 7-1 on…
Klose breaks World Cup scoring record as Germany run riot
Miroslav Klose became the World Cup’s all-time top-scorer after netting his 16th goal in the competition in Germany’s first-half semi-final…
Fear Of Ban: NFF Stops Committees’ Inauguration
World football governing body FIFA on Monday stopped the inauguration of two strategic committees purportedly set up as the country…
Rio police release World Cup tickets exec
The director from the FIFA partner company handling World Cup hospitality services was released from Brazilian police custody Tuesday after…
Scolari begs Brazil to reach final for Neymar
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has urged his squad to use star striker Neymar’s loss to a back injury as…