World Cup Archives: 06/2014

Oribe Peralta (Mexico) Having played his entire career in the Mexican leagues, Peralta is a relative unknown to many fans. However, this is not the…

Franck Ribery has been ruled out of the World Cup due to a persistent lower back injury. He had been complaining of lower back pain…

It’s very rare for a team to come from nowhere – or at the very least, way below the radar – and win the World…

FIFA has wiped Belgium’s 5-1 win against Luxembourg from the record books because coach Marc Wilmots used too many substitutes in last week’s World Cup…

South Korea will make their eighth successive World Cup appearance at Brazil. The Asian side have competed in the competition since 1986, having also made…

The Russians are entering their first World Cup since their disappointing 2002 campaign and will certainly be looking to go at least one better. They…

This summers World Cup is set to be one of the great sporting events of recent times, as football heads back to its spiritual home.…

The Algerians will be looking to better some of their recent tournament performances in Brazil this summer. After finishing bottom of their group in South…

Arguably the most hyped up nation ahead of this year’s World Cup, Belgium go to Brazil with high expectation’s put upon them by everyone bar…

Football, or soccer, is constantly growing over the pond in America, with the growth of the MLS seemingly getting bigger year on year. About to…

Often very cagey affairs, World Cup games are regularly settled by the defence of each side. A slight mishap or lapse in concentration can decide…

A country who perennially challenge for the World Cup even in off years (remember 2002?), Germany were always going to be regarded among the favourites…

Having won the African Cup earlier this year, Nigeria continued to ease past Ethiopia in the World Cup qualifier. Despite Nigeria’s success, coach Stephen Keshi…

 Provisional 26-man squad: Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Monaco), Mariano Andújar (Catania), Agustín Orión (Boca Juniors). Defenders: Martin Demichelis and Pablo Zabaleta (both Manchester City), Federico Fernández…