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 ...

One of the — if not the — most famous non-title game in Germany’s World Cup history was the 7-1 victory over Brazil on July 8, 2014. Not only did Germany bounce the Brazilians from the tournament, but ...

Hosts Brazil are the heavy favorites to win the whole tournament, but if results don’t go their way on Monday evening, the Selecao might not even make it to the knockout stages. But with Cameroon ...

So that’s it for another four years. After 64 games, a record-equaling 171 goals and a month of drama, tension and entertainment, the World Cup is over. It has been a thrilling ride, from Neymar ...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil—Most people are terrible singers, and yet football crowds are good at picking out a tune. Crowds are often flat on the high notes and tend to rush the tempo, but generally the ...

In the summer of 2014, Germany didn’t just win the World Cup on Brazilian soil - they left behind one of the most powerful and unexpected symbols of unity football has ever seen. Beyond the ...

As Germany fly back to Europe with the World Cup in their hand luggage the dust is settling on a memorable World Cup that saw champions deposed, reputations destroyed, stars born and most of all ...

Brazil’s 2014 World Cup campaign will be remembered as a huge disappointment despite finishing in the top four of the tournament. The Selecao has been the most successful team in World Cup history and ...

The last time the World Cup was held in Brazil back in 1950, the host was beaten by Uruguay. Brazil has won the cup a record five times since then and you’d be crazy to bet against them this year.

The 2014 Fifa World Cup finally kicks off in Sao Paulo this evening as tournament hosts Brazil face-off against Croatia at the 68,000-seat Itaquerao stadium. But what can we expect from the tournament ...