Archives: World Cup

Brazil may be through but Luis Felipe Scolari will be extremely worried about his team’s form.  They came up against a fired-up Chile who could have easily dumped the hosts out of the tournament had Mauricio Pinilla’s effort had been … Continue reading →

Colombia’s James Rodriguez scored one of the goals of the World Cup so far with a brilliant piece of individual magic to put Los Cafeteros 1-0 in the lead against Uruguay. Rodriguez, who wears the number 10 shirt for Colombia … Continue reading →

Brazil defeated Chile on penalty kicks to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. After a tense 1-1 game and 30 minutes of scoreless extra time in Belo Horizonte, the World Cup match went to penalty kicks … Continue reading →

The knockout round of the World Cup starts today, which means two things: (1) If you’re recording the games, be sure to add time for extra time and penalty kicks, and (2) prepare yourself for some nailbiting games. With so … Continue reading →

Today’s must-see game between Colombia and Uruguay will be shown live on US television and Internet beginning at 4pm ET/1pm PT.  The Colombia-Uruguay game will be televised live on ABC and Univision Deportes. Univision is also offering a free, legal stream … Continue reading →

Uruguay kicks off its Round of 16 match against Colombia at 4pm ET/1pm PT today, with Uruguay missing its leading goalscorer and most famous footballer Luis Suarez after he was banned for the next nine international games and from all … Continue reading →

Chile rocked Brazil with a goal in the 32nd minute by Alexis Sanchez to make the game 1-1. Chile capitalized on a poor mistake by Brazil when Hulk made a weak pass to Marcelo from a throw-in, which was picked … Continue reading →

Univision has announced their commentator assignments for the World Cup Round of 16 games from June 28 through July 1. Here they are: Saturday, June 28 Round of 16 — Brazil vs Chile, Noon ET, Univision, Univision Deportes Network & Univision’s Futbol website; … Continue reading →

Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf ran a cartoon on the front cover of its newspaper today with Netherlands manager Louis Van Gaal wearing a sombrero that says “MexiGo Home,” as well as wearing a poncho and toting two guns. The rest … Continue reading →

It’s been a captivating group stage at this year’s World Cup, with a Best XI of the first 48 matches required. While some names on this team were expected, others of course have been pleasant surprises to what has been … Continue reading →

After a disastrous David Moyes nine months-reign, most Manchester United fans welcomed the pre-World Cup news that the new manager in the Old Trafford hot seat would be the experienced and title-winning Dutch coach Louis van Gaal. Based on the … Continue reading →

The group stage of World Cup 2014 has finished and it has brought more goals than any of the previous ones at the same stage. With the first rest day over, its time to reflect on who has been most … Continue reading →

Caught your breath yet?  It’s been quite a whirlwind since the World Cup started with goals aplenty and no small amount of talking points.  The World Champions, Spain, has been dumped out unceremoniously, the tournament’s scoring spree started with an … Continue reading →

Hosts Brazil and fellow South Americans Chile will be kicking off the knock-out stage of the 2014 World Cup in Belo Horizonte with the Selecao being the favorites to qualify to the quarter-finals. However, La Roja will prove to be … Continue reading →

We’re just a few weeks into World Cup, and the games have again taken their place as the most important sporting event on the planet next to the Summer Olympics. This year,  World Cup fever also spread across social media … Continue reading →

Food and football – just sounds right, doesn’t it? Having great food when you’re watching the match is an age-old tradition, formed in stadiums, pubs and living rooms across the world. Sometimes, victory is so close you can almost taste … Continue reading →

In the first of the Round of 16 World Cup matches, hosts Brazil meet their exciting South American counterparts Chile in Belo Horizonte. Chile, labeled as potential dark horses prior to the tournament, have done little to dispel that notion … Continue reading →

BUENOS AIRES — Uruguayan radio personality Sergio Gorzy went off on Colombia and its soccer team after Uruguay lost 4-0 to Los Cafeteros at Barranquilla in World Cup qualifying play back in 2012. His anger was so extreme that he … Continue reading →