World Soccer Talk

For England, there's not much left except pride and a chance to watch a young England team against an exciting, up-and-coming Costa Rica team. First the TV news and starting lineups: • English language: ESPN2 and WatchESPN • Spanish language: UniMás, Galavision and Univision online • Portuguese language: ESPN Deportes or ESPN Deportes+ Starting lineups: England: Foster, Jones, Cahill, Smalling, […]

The stats from the 2010 World Cup are a good predictor of what we can expect at this 2014 World Cup. At the 2010 World Cup, there were 229 injuries, of which 126 happened during matches instead of training. 71% of them were as a result of contact between two players and 47% of those […]

As soon as the final whistle blew in Manaus, confirming USA’s 2-2 draw versus Portugal, their chances of progressing to the Final Round out of Group G soared up to a staggering 86% in the latest simulations. Germany, the leader of the group and the final hurdle between the Americans and the final round of […]

Germany have been made 4.50 favourites to win the 2014 World Cup with Bwin, with Brazil dropping down to 4.75 and Argentina as third favourites at 5.75. The hosts have not looked like a Brazil of old and appear to have too many weaknesses to take them all the way this year. Joachim Löw’s side […]

Jose Mourinho, eat your heart out. Part Mourinho, part Chris Farley, Mexico Head Coach Miguel Herrera gave an incredible performance Monday when he celebrated Mexico's win against Croatia that means that El Tri now advance to the Round of 16 to play the Netherlands on Sunday. You've got to admire the passion that Herrera shows. […]

Brazil defeated Cameroon 4-1 in Brasilia on Monday to finish top of Group A, which earns them a Round of 16 World Cup match against Chile. After two goals from Neymar in the first half, the game was never a close match as Brazil overrun the Cameroon defensing, exposing why they're one of the weakest […]

Mexico defeated Croatia 3-1 in Recife on Monday in a convincing win that advances the team to the next round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Mexico captain Rafa Marquez opened the scoring with a header in the 72nd minute to give his country a huge 1-0 lead against Croatia. It was Marquez's third goal […]

Brazilian striker Neymar scored two goals in the first half against Cameroon to put the host country in the lead. Surprise surprise, but the African team finally scored a goal in the tournament, too. According to Squawka.com, Neymar's first half statistics are quite impressive considering the two goals he scored: 3 shots. 2 goals. 81% […]

Neymar opened the scoring for Brazil in the 17th minute against Cameroon to take an important lead in a game where the host nation wants to guarantee a first place finish in Group A. By finishing in first place, Brazil will play Chile in the next round instead of the Netherlands. Cameroon will regret watching […]

Mexico has the chance to book its place in the Round of 16 in the World Cup today with a minimum of a draw against a Croatia side. Meanwhile, a win for Croatia will see them go through to the next round. It's all up for grabs! Where to watch – The game kicks off […]

In todays third match of the day, Brazil takes on Cameroon. If the African team can shock Brazil by beating the host country, then their top spot in Group A will be up for grabs depending on the result in the other match (Mexico vs Cameroon). Where to watch – The game kicks off at […]

Today's match between Australia and Spain gives the teams a chance to leave the tournament with pride. SEE MORE — Read the Australia against Spain World Cup preview. Where to watch – The game kicks off at 12 PM EST/9 AM PST, and if you are currently in USA, this is where you can catch […]

With less than 30 seconds to go until the referee blew the full-time whistle, Portugal's Silvestre Varela scored a goal with the last kick of the game after a superb header from Cristiano Ronaldo to finish the game 2-2 against the United States. It was a sucker punch to the United States. It felt like […]

In the 82nd minute, USMNT striker Clint Dempsey scored a goal by chesting the ball into the back of the net from a Graham Zusi pass to put the USA 2-1 in the lead and just minutes away from automatic qualification to the next round of the FIFA World Cup. It was a scrappy goal […]

Jermaine Jones scored an incredible long range effort for the United States in the second half of the match against Portugal tonight to tie the game 1-1 with less than 25 minutes remaining. Watch the highlight of the goal from the 64th minute: