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Category: World Cup 2014

The reincarnation of Paul the Octopus

He’s back. And this time he’s a turtle. Big Head the ‘psychic’ Turtle .He resides near the beach village...
Soccer Humor, World Cup 2014

Ghana in 30 seconds…!

Nicholas Cage needs to take some tips from Dempsey. It takes him 60 seconds to steal a fancy car.Dempsey...
World Cup 2014

Iran Nigeria play out a boring draw

    A dour, depressing, dreary, dreadful draw.
World Cup 2014

Loew’s boys fly high

Joachim Loew’s young German side flew high whereas Portugal hit a new low. They produced the worst team performance of...
World Cup 2014

Halftime: Germany 3, Portugal 0

Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup experience has turned into a nightmare. Germany are dominating, up by three, and have succeeded...
World Cup 2014

Goal line Technology shows why it’s worth it.

Goal line technology proved it’s worth in the second goal that France scored against Honduras Karim Benzema’s initial shot...
World Cup 2014

The Swiss leave it very late

World Cup 2014

Messi on target as Argentina beat Bosnia Herzegovina 2 -1

Sead Kolasinac conceded an own goal with just three minutes on the clock – sending the ball the wrong...
Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2014

France Honduras 3- 0 Goal- Video

France had a easy opening game against Honduras – winning 3 – 0 – two goals by Karim Benzema...
World Cup 2014

Did that Brazuca just do a Jabulani ? The Andrea Pirlo free kick secret.

Andrea Pirlo's amazing free kick against… by f100000306661040 Andre Pirlo’s free kick went in a direction that Joe Hart...
Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, World Cup 2014

England still waits for Rooney

England would have collectively screamed in frustration when Rooney missed this glorious chance of an equaliser. He followed it...
Soccer Players, World Cup 2014

Pirlo’s genius

Pirlo’s two bits of sheer genius in the game against England. Joe Hart was at the receiving end both...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, World Cup 2014

Ivory Coast beat Japan in 100 second second half comeback (video)

Ivory Coast score two goals in the space of a 100 seconds or so in the second half to...
World Cup 2014

Halftime: Japan 1, Ivory Coast 0

Keisuke Honda strikes first with a great left-footer.  The Ivory Coast players are physically stronger, but have not yet...
Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014

Italy 2, England 1

A spirited England lose to Italy. Super Mario does the job, while Rooney still hasn’t scored. The bright lights for...
Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014

Costa Rica produce dazzling comeback to beat Uruguay 3 -1

Uruguay 1 ~ 3 Costa Rica (Highlights) Group D… by veniaminshows Another day,another upset Costa Rica was supposed to...
World Cup 2014

Colombia beat Greece 3 – 0 ( Video)

Columbia 3 ~ 0 Greece (Highlights) Group C… by veniaminshows
World Cup 2014

Comments from David Cameron

England PM David Cameron gets behind the lads with this diplomatic pep-talk: Here’s what he really meant to say:...
World Cup 2014

Comments from Selwyn Brown

Selwyn Brown from Steel Pulse joins SoccerBlog to share his thoughts about World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Spain 1...
World Cup 2014

Socceroos dignified in defeat against Chile

The Aussies were always going to be up against it – after all they had landed up in a...
World Cup 2014

Holland demolish Spanish (Title ) defence : Video

World Cup 2014

The Return of Total Football? Holland 5, Spain 1

All Goals – Spain 1-5 Netherlands – 13-06-2014 Spain finally meets its match.  Van Persie and gang obliterated Spain...
Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014

OMG! Van Persie ties Spain just before Halftime

Spain 1, Netherlands 1.  A beautifully placed header by Robin van Persie will go down in history as one...
Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2014

FIFA ban Franz Beckenbauer

Now there’s a headline that you did not see coming. Franz Beckenbauer – adviser to FIFA’s football committee and...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, World Cup 2014

Oribe Peralta wins it for Mexico

More crappy refereeing. Giovani Dos Santos scored from a cross from the right which should have put Mexico ahead,...
World Cup 2014

Fred’s flop puts Nishimura in the spotlight

Yuichi Nishimura is public enemy number 1 in Croatia after a pretty ghastly display of officiating at the opening...
Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2014

The Latest from Manaus

England arrival greeted by polite Brazilian fans: Meanwhile, the pitch is being spray-painted green: Maybe they’ll need to play...
Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014

Brazil beat Croatia 3 – 1 : Video

Brazil 3 ~ 1 Croatia (Highlights) Group A: 2014… by veniaminshows
World Cup 2014

A Message from Space

Soccer will be played on other planets… but maybe we need to ban FIFA from space.
World Cup 2014

Brazil 3, Croatia 1

The Samba boys played a bit better in the second half and score two more.  All goals by Brazil:...
Soccer History, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2014, World Cup History

Line in the Sand at Halftime: Croatia 1, Brazil 1

An unlucky Marcelo starts the scoring with an own-goal against Brazil: Neymar shows he’s got vision with this goal...
Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2014

OK, Can We Start the Game Already?

Has anyone seen Sepp “Don Corleone” Blatter?
World Cup 2014

Can Croatia Shock Brazil?

The Croatian team manager Niko Kovac thinks so. With two Brazilians on the Croatian team along with the soccer...
Soccer Culture, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014

The Exoskeleton that Helped a Paraplegic Kick Off the World Cup

Built with funding for basic research from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Miguel Nicolelis and the Walk Again Project...
Soccer History, World Cup 2014

The Shallows: US News Coverage Scores an “F”

I have to say the shallowness of CNN’s coverage of the World Cup is truly shocking.  What’s amazing is...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer History, World Cup 2014

WATCH: Riots Kick Off the World Cup in Sao Paulo

Nice. The CNN anchorwoman actually asks: “What are these people protesting?”  Unfortunately, this is going to be a difficult World Cup...
Soccer History, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014, World Cup History

Scolari’s Spy? “Ronaldinho” crashes Messi’s party in Belo Horizonte

A Ronaldinho look-alike pays Messi a surprise visit as the Argentinian team practice in Belo Horizonte: Read all about...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2014

The Winner of the World Cup Brazil 2014: Odebrecht!??

Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht has already been named the winner of the World Cup by Bloomberg in this insightful article....
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer History, Soccer Politics, World Cup 2014, World Cup History

The Pitch in Manaus: The grass died from “an excessive use of fertilizer.”

Apparently the grass in not greener in the Amazon: #450407418 / gettyimages.com I wonder whether England or Italy are...
Gossip/Trash Talk, World Cup 2014

Rooney: “This is the best squad I’ve been a part of…”

Bash Street Boy Wayne Rooney shares a few thoughts before Italy:
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014

Can the Best Players Save the World from FIFA?

This is the best example of satirical advertising ever.  Just in time for the World Cup, Samsung unintentionally unleashes...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Advertising, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Videos, Women's World Cup, World Cup 2014, World Cup History

Portugal beat the Republic of Ireland 5 -1 in final friendly

Soccer Players, World Cup 2014

CharityBuzz: Soccer for a Good Cause…

In honor of the 20th World Cup tournaments, some of the greatest players are coming together on the auction...
Soccer Advertising, World Cup 2014

Blatter in denial

Blatter demonstrating the three virtues: Hear no Evil,See no Evil,Speak no Evil. However most of FIFA’s major sponsors have...
Soccer Business, World Cup 2014

France thrash Jamaica 8 – 0 in warm up

Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2014

John Oliver on FIFA

John Oliver’s brilliant tragi-comic take on FIFA’s preparations for World Cup 2014, bribery allegations, corruption etc.
Soccer Culture, Soccer Humor, Soccer Politics, World Cup 2014

Who will take the place of Paul the Octopus ?

Remember Paul the octopus? His uncanny ability to pick the winning teams in the last World Cup made him...
Soccer Humor, World Cup 2014

Walking Wounded …

3 days and 16 hours to go. Marco Reus joins the growing list of the unfortunate walking wounded who...
World Cup 2014

Argentina 2, Slovenia 0

Argentina steps it up as they warm-up for Brazil 2014.  Humberto’s team is going to surprise a lot of...
Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014

BOOM! The Return of Jozy Altidore

Altidore finds his goalscoring prowess just in time for Brazil 2014: and Maybe Klinsmann knows what he’s doing after...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2014

Rémi Gaillard’s 32 trick shot video

32 trickshots wearing the colours of the 32 nations taking part in the World Cup
World Cup 2014

FIFA and “The Big Fix”

Look, I wish we could all just ignore the stink and enjoy the game, but FIFA is making it...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Politics, World Cup 2014, World Cup History

Pele’s hopes for Brazil

FIFA – showing the discourtesy expected of them – have blocked access to the video below. However you can...
World Cup 2014

Nike Risk Everything

Neymar, Rooney and Ronaldo star in this pre World Cup Ad. Very good.
Soccer Advertising, Soccer Players, World Cup 2014
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