World Soccer Talk

Netherlands qualified for the World Cup semi-final after defeating Costa Rica on penalty kicks. During the match, Wesley Sneijder hit the woodwork twice, but the Dutch were unable to score against a Costa Rica side who continued to play a high line and catch Netherlands in countless offside traps. In regulation time, the match ended […]

In the final World Cup quarterfinal, it's a David against Goliath match with Costa Rica battling against the mighty Netherlands. Don't underestimate Costa Rica, who have already shown that they can overcome teams such as Italy, Uruguay and Greece. Where to watch – The 4 PM EST/12 PM PST kick-off can be watched at – […]

Southampton supporters can rejoice. The club's famous red and white stripes are making a return after two seasons of rather unfamiliar red shirts. The Saints have worn red and white stripes for practically every season from 1896 to 2010, so it was a huge disappointment to see the Saints return to the top flight of […]

The first of the final two World Cup quarterfinals kick off today with the first match between Argentina and Belgium, to be played in Brasilia, promising to be an intriguing affair between two attractive sides. Where to watch – The 12 PM EST/9 AM PST kick-off can be watched at – • English language: ABC and Watch […]

Gonzalo Higuain used his striker's instinct on Saturday to score an excellent goal against Belgium, to put Argentina in a 1-0 lead against Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinal. Higuain received the ball from Angel di Maria, and then twisted to rifle the shot into the corner of the net past Belgium in the 8th […]

Brazil persevered in a challenging match against Colombia to come out 2-1 winners, and to book a place in the semi-final of the World Cup against Germany. Thiago Silva opened the scoring in the 7th minute after some poor defending in the box by Colombia. From then on, Brazil was in the ascendancy, but despite […]

Who will play Germany in the semi-final? Will it be Brazil or Colombia? This promises to be an entertaining game featuring might versus muscle. Take your pick. Where to watch – The 4 PM EST/12 PM PST kick-off can be watched at – • English language: ESPN and WatchESPN • Spanish language: Univision, Univision Deportes Network and Univision online […]

Colombia's star player James Rodriguez scored from a penalty kick to pull Colombia back into the game, to reduce the scoreline to 2-1 to Brazil. Rodriguez scored in the 78th minute after Colombia went on the attack but Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar fouled one of its players, giving the referee no other option than to […]

Brazil defender David Luiz scored the best free kick goal of the World Cup after his sensational shot swerved into the back of the net against Colombia on Friday night. With the goal, Luiz may have sealed victory for Brazil against Colombia, which would place them in the semi-final against Germany. Luiz, the PSG defender, […]

Brazil defender Thiago Silva scored in the seventh minute for Brazil against Colombia, for a perfect start to the host country's World Cup qualifier in Fortaleza. The early goal by the central defender featured Silva kneeing the ball into the back of the net after a corner floated the ball to the far post. From […]

German defender Mats Hummels scored his second goal of the World Cup 2014 today with a beautifully hit header that put Germany 1-0 in the lead against France. After beating Raphael Varane to the ball, Hummels glanced his header with the back of his head. The ball struck the crossbar, past the reach of France […]

The excitement and euphoria surrounding the build-up to the 2014 World Cup illustrated the feeling that Brazil could provide one of the best tournaments in modern history. A wonderful carnival atmosphere had already begun across many streets and cities, with each of the twelve stadiums poised to provide a feast of football for the world […]

Eight nations will be cut to four over the weekend as the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil take place. The hosts are involved with the only pre-tournament favourites eliminated being Spain. The eight group winners all progressed from their second round ties with two needing penalty shootouts and three getting the job […]

Postgame yesterday, Alexi Lalas said this about the recently eliminated US National Team: “They are a better version of ourselves”. He’s absolutely right, whatever that means. What does that mean, and what does that mean for U.S. Soccer going forward? The US has never been able to compete with the big boys of world soccer […]

BBC Match of the Day pundit Rio Ferdinand said that USA would have beaten Belgium if the game had gone to penalties. Former Manchester United defender Ferdinand was speaking post-match on the popular BBC program. He and his colleagues Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer praised Tim Howard for his exceptional performance against Belgium. Howard's performance […]