Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was man-of-the-match in the 0-0 draw between Brazil and Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, after an incredibly entertaining match filled with amazing saves and so many near misses. Here are clips of the saves as well as match highlights: Ochoa's daring save on Neymar header Ochoa denies Brazil yet again Mexico 0-0 […]

Both Russia and South Korea have waited the longest to play their first match of all the 32 teams, as they will finally take the field after the second set of matches actually begin. For Russia, the return to World Cup play after 12 long years of absence will finally be over as Fabio Capello […]

Perhaps no team enters the 2014 FIFA World Cup with less confidence than South Korea's Taeguk Warriors. Korea Republic finished a tumultuous qualifying campaign by qualifying on a goal difference of +1 over Uzbekistan, thanks largely to a 6-0 defeat of Lebanon back in 2011. They promptly dismissed Coach Choi Kang-Hee after qualifying and replaced […]

For viewers in the United States, here’s where you can watch the game between Brazil vs Mexico (3pm ET/Noon PT kickoff time). • English language: ESPN and WatchESPN • Spanish language: Univision, Univision Deportes Network and Univision online • Portuguese language: ESPN Deportes Starting line-ups: Brazil starting XI: Julio Cesar, Dani Alves, Thiago Silva (c), David Luiz, Marcelo, Paulinho, Fred, Neymar, […]

Belgium, a trendy pick and considered a dark horse by many to make it far into the knockout stages, started out in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Algeria, seeking their first win at the World Cup Finals since 1982, came out in same formation. Although Belgium dominated possession during the first half, they could not get […]

Off the field, Brazil and Mexico are economic rivals who both boast the boundless natural resources, large populations, and political clout needed to be Latin America’s leader. But despite Mexico’s strengths, its never come close to emulating Brazil’s soccer success despite both nations sharing a near total sporting devotion to the sport. Let’s take a […]

Portugal have lost front man Hugo Almeida and defender Fabio Coentrao to injuries in their first group game. The duo were both injured in their opening World Cup match against a strong German outfit that ran out easy 4-0 winners against a Portuguese team lead by an invisible Cristiano Ronaldo. Not only with Coentrao miss the […]

For viewers in the United States, here’s where you can watch the game between Belgium vs Algeria (Noon ET/9am PT kickoff time). • English language: ESPN and WatchESPN • Spanish language: Univision, Univision Deportes Network and Univision online • Portuguese language: ESPN Deportes+ Starting line-ups: Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Van Buyten, Kompany, Vertonghen, Witsel, Dembele, Chadli, De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku. Algeria: M’Bolhi, Bougherra,Ghoulam, Medjani, Halliche, Bentaleb, […]

What on paper promised to be a tightly fought contest ended up being a walk in the park for Germany and Joachim Löw. Portugal will be bitterly disappointed with their performance as they fell apart. And if they continue to play this way against the USA and Ghana, they’ll be on the first plane back […]

Ex-Manchester City stopper Costel Pantilimon has joined Sunderland on a free transfer. The 6ft 8in Romanian was released from City after completing three seasons at the Etihad Stadium. Pantilimon is the tallest player in the Premier League and his arrival up north will surely daunt Vito Mannone as they battle for the number 1 spot. […]

Group A saw the expectations of many come to fruition on Match-day 1. The future for Group A begins today with Brazil-Mexico and continues tomorrow with Cameroon-Croatia. Here is each team’s scenario entering Matchday 2: Brazil Despite the controversial penalty that was awarded to Brazil against Croatia and lack of real interest in the first […]

Tuesday’s Noon ET/9am PT kick-off pits European dark horses Belgium against north African underdogs Algeria in both team’s respective group H opener in Belo Horizonte. Unlike many of the other World Cup venues, Belo Horizonte does not provide challenges in climate, and temperatures are supposed to be a comfortable 70F at kickoff. Both teams will […]

Since dropping Landon Donovan last month, a fury of angry US fans, bloggers and — in some cases — mainstream media personalities have turned into vociferous critics of US Head Coach Jürgen Klinsmann. The United States’ 2-1 victory over Ghana on Monday night was achieved despite Jürgen Klinsmann’s team being outplayed for large portions of […]

Does any football supporter anywhere actually like their TV commentators? One German website reckons not. That's exactly why www.marcel-ist-reif.de became the world’s first website for live football commentary, giving the fans the ability to commentate on the game, live. So far, according to reports, it's been a runaway success, which has encouraged them to launch […]

Nigeria and Iran clashed for the first time in the history of World Cup and the second match on Monday. In the match, Nigeria controlled the midfield area of the pitch for the entire first half. The Iranian side managed to create a few better chances but neither team managed to put together any real […]