World Soccer Talk

In preparation for watching 32 teams compete in 64 games for the ultimate prize, you’ve probably already bought a significantly higher number of beers – so put them to good use with this handy infographic. From downing a pint of Fosters every time Australia score a goal, to swapping drinks every time there’s a substitution, […]

While Roy and the boys are struggling in South America, we at World Soccer Talk have got our own World Cup battle on our hands.

Wayne Rooney has been an enigma for England fans. The England superstar has been an epitome of consistency for Manchester United, but his form for his country, especially in major tournaments, has been pretty average to say the least. Rooney burst onto the international scene in Euro 2004, where his raw energy and drive not only created […]

Nike has released its latest video to promote the World Cup. Entitled "The Last Game," the video is a story about risky soccer versus safe soccer. The scientist and the clones want to prove that riskless soccer is more effective. The video features animations of a cast of characters of world soccer including Cristiano Ronaldo, […]

Netherlands World Cup team footballers Arjen Robben and Martins Indi clashed during training today prior to the World Cup. Netherlands Head Coach Louis van Gaal didn't seem too bothered by the two incidents. However, the first was a tough challenge by Indi on Robben. The second was Robben getting some revenge near the touchline. While […]

Aston Villa have unveiled their away shirt for the 2014/15 season, just one week after revealing the Aston Villa home kit for next season. According to the Villa club website, Villa worked closely with Macron, who are also partners with Napoli, Lazio and Monaco, to design a new away kit that complemented the longstanding traditions […]

Germany is going to be this year’s World Cup winner according to data collated and analysed by Ladbrokes. The data has been transformed into a tool which allows users to pit any two teams that have qualified for this year’s World Cup against each other to compare results in all previous meetings and even predict […]

The US Men's National Team achieved a morale boosting 2-1 victory against Nigeria in Jacksonville on Saturday night to go into the World Cup undefeated in their 3 World Cup warmup matches. It was a complete performance from the United States that will fill the players and fans with a lot of enthusiasm. The fact […]

In the 93rd minute of the friendly between Mexico and Portugal, Portuguese star Bruno Alves came through with a brilliant header to win the match 1-0 for Portugal against Mexico ahead of the World Cup. The game, which was played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough Massachusetts, seemed destination for a 0-0 result until Alves headed […]

Last night at Red Bull Arena, Greece scored goals, one in each half. After two scoreless draws, it was enough to give them the win over Bolivia, but it was a performance that was not enough to truly establish them as strong contenders in their group. Except for one change to the Greek team to […]

One of the rituals of every World Cup of the modern era is playing a fantasy World Cup game, where you get a chance to pick from the best footballers on the planet as well as pitting your expert knowledge against other soccer fans from around the globe. If you haven't done so already, register […]

Hello Lads, we've scoured the net to bring you the best World Cup contest we could find. FansUnite.com is offering a FREE World Cup bracket contest with $2,500 in prizes. All you have to do is join the contest, make your predictions, sit back and enjoy the games. The user with the most points at the end of the tournament […]

With the tournament in Brazil only days away, Samsung, in an attempt to explain the importance of the beautiful game (which us fans know all too well), has created a heartwarming video of how a child views the world when in the presence of one of his very best friends; their football.

Every four years, the soccer powers and underdogs around the world converge to battle it out to determine who the best soccer nation in the world is. Mix together pride, patriotism, hope, passion and excitement, and you have billions of sports fans from around the planet cheering on their country, in the hopes of winning […]

This is for the armchair champions, for those that become their heroes. This is for the thumb sore nation, for those that give with X and go with L1. This is for the Three Lions, and for all the celebrations. This is for the Players. This is PS4. The official console of the 2014 FIFA […]