Category: World Cup

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephones. Prevent the dogs from basking in the Rio sun. Silence the pandeiro and with samba drum, bring on Croatia, let the World...

The 2014 Fifa World Cup begins on Thursday as hosts Brazil open the tournament against Croatia. The month-long tournament sees 32 nations compete for a place in the final in...

FIFA.com relives the first goals scored at FIFA World Cups™ over recent decades dating back to Erwin Vandenbergh’s shock winner over holders Argentina in 1982. More recently Siphiwe Tshabalala’s remarkable...

MATCHDAY PREVIEW – Record five-time winners and host nation Brazil will ensure a sprinkling of prestige and history as they kick off the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup™...

The Federal Government delegation to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is expected to arrive Sao-Paulo, Brazil, for the opening ceremony of the tournament on Wednesday June 11, 2014. The...

(AFP) – Bus drivers in Natal, one of Brazil’s 12 World Cup host cities, have announced they will go on strike Thursday, the day the tournament opens. Union leader Paulo...

Super Eagles players who were scheduled to arrive Sao Paolo at 9pm local time last night (3am Wednesday in Nigeria), Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, yesterday insisted that the players...

Assistant coach of Iran’s national team, Oceano Cruz, has predicted defeat for African champions, Nigeria when both nations square up in the second Group F game at the 2014 FIFA...

 International unions in the construction industry last week protested what they described as the systematic exploitation of workers who pay with their lives to build stadiums for sporting showcases such...

After participating in the Road to Brazil Tournament in America where the Super Eagles played a goalless draw with Greece and lost 2-1 to host, USA, Coach Stephen Keshi and...