The United State’s Men’s National team are set to play the final game in the “Send-Off Series” today in Jacksonville, Florida against Nigeria. This is the third and final friendly for both teams before heading to the World Cup in Brazil. The USMNT are looking for a third win to gain some much needed momentum […]

England plays its final game of the warm-up matches before the World Cup starts with today's friendly against Honduras, to be played at Miami's Sun Life Stadium. The game kicks off at 4:45pm ET and will be shown live on beIN SPORTS for viewers in the United States. It's a very hot day in South […]

The Leopards of Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo) qualified for the 1974 World Cup held in West Germany. The former leader of Zaire, president Mobutu, was elected in 1965 after the nation carried out a series of elections. The elections were anything but democratic, as voters had two boxes to choose […]

FROM BUENOS AIRES: If one were to say three years ago that Lionel Messi would be cheered and given all the affection he needed in Buenos Aires and not Barcelona, they would be asked from what parallel universe did they come from. It was both ironic for soccer fans as well as comforting for Argentines […]

If The Daily Telegraph newspaper is to be believed, Chelsea have begun negotiations with Cesc Fabregas to lure the talented midfielder away from Barcelona and to sign him on a long-term contract in the Premier League. The paper adds that Jose Mourinho admits he's interested in signing the footballer. When Fabregas was at Arsenal from 2003-2011, football […]

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 […]

Germany's worst fears have been confirmed. Midfielder Marco Reus has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an injury against Armenia in a friendly on Friday night, confirmed the DFB today. Reus suffered a partial tear of the anterior Syndesmosebandes above the left ankle. The 25-year-old is expected to be back to start […]

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England Captain Steven Gerrard spoke to the media in Miami on Friday afternoon following a training session at Barry University. The Three Lions have a final World Cup warm-up friendly tomorrow against Honduras before leaving for Brazil. Liverpool's captain was in a positive mood ahead of the friendly against Honduras and the World Cup. Gerrard […]

Former US Men’s National Team Coach Bruce Arena believes that the US Men’s National Team needs to be a fundamentally American team. Currently, German playing legend Jürgen Klinsmann who has lived in California since 1998 is managing the national team. "I believe an American should be coaching the national team," Arena told the New York […]

German midfielder Marco Reus suffered an injury in the friendly today against Armenia. Germany won the match 6-1 but the 25 year-old midfielder was in tears as he left the field late in the first half. According to the DFB, Reus suffered a partial tear of the anterior ligament above the left angle. The full […]

American soccer fans have been in the last week obsessing over Jürgen Klinsmann’s decision to scrap the 4-2-3-1 formation for recent friendlies and play with a midfield diamond. The developed narrative has claimed that the United States lacks adequate defensive cover from midfield in this formation. Klinsmann however has been anxious to diversify the United […]

World Soccer Talk has teamed up with Reddit's /r/WorldCup subreddit and QuakeNet to offer an official World Cup jersey as a prize to the winner of a World Cup prediction competition. The competition will run throughout the World Cup tournament, with points awarded to each entree for correctly predicting the results of games. To learn […]