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 […]

In March, paired with Oguchi Onyewu, John Brooks suffered through one of the worst performances put on by an American representing the Stars and Stripes. In the friendly against Ukraine, Brooks’ hands flailed in the air like an inflatable tube man each time the Ukrainian forwards had him beat. He was disgraceful, but his actions […]

Argentina began their World Cup campaign in a rather unique atmosphere at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro Sunday evening with a 2-1 win against Bosnia. The partisan Argentine crowd was mixed with pockets of Bosnian supporters as well as the Brazilians eager for Argentina to fail at every possible opportunity. Amidst the crescendo of […]

Jurgen Klinsmann has always had a close attachment to Jermaine Jones. Whether it was because he was one of the first high-profile German dual nationals to come play for the United States in this squad or he positionally was key to Klinsmann's ideal formation, the German-American coach has always stood up for the midfielder even […]

Lucky's Pub in downtown Houston was the scene of wild celebrations tonight as the United States Men's National soccer team shocked many critics with a 2-1 victory against Ghana. In addition to Houston, US soccer fans around the world celebrated the victory, especially given the fact that the US had never defeated Ghana before tonight's […]

Following the USMNT's 2-1 victory over Ghana we look at the playmakers and rank their performances on the evening. Tim Howard, 9: The US goalkeeper was at the top of his game all night long, and while he was forced into just two big saves, Howard’s presence was immense. No one on the entire squad […]

After months of inconsistent and poor performances by Mexico, fans of El Tri are finally relieved after Mexico's win against Cameroon, but are now overconfident about Mexico's future in the World Cup. After the final whistle blew on Friday, Mexicans are expecting to at least draw against Brazil on Tuesday and finally beat Croatia to secure […]