The World Cup organisers have admitted that they were disappointed by worn-looking pitches, but blamed unseasonably cold weather in Germany in May for the problems.
A young cancer sufferer has said he had been forced into selling his World Cup semi-final tickets to raise cash for his treatment.
Moraci Sant'Anna, Brazil's national soccer team coach, told Wednesday's newspapers that star striker Ronaldo Nazario weighs 90.5 kilos, and had weight nearly 95 kilos when he first joined the team in training.
It was Man vs. Elephant on a soccer pitch in Thailand on Thursday, as World Cup fever took on a decidedly local flair
A mixture of euphoric relief and sheer disbelief hung over Australian streets on Friday as people came to terms with their team reaching the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time.
Ronaldo scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals Thursday, passing Pele as Brazil's all-time scoring leader in the competition and tying the record set by Gerd Mueller of Germany.
After a lackluster World Cup start, Ronaldo scored two goals Thursday night to lead Brazil to a 4-1 victory over Japan to clinch first place in Group F.
Marco Materazzi knew he had a tough task ahead when called on to replace an injured Alessandro Nesta early in a game that could decide whether Italy would stay alive at the World Cup.
They were confident. They were hyped. They promised that the world's game had arrived in the United States — and that the world best beware.
Australia likes to keep it dramatic. The Socceroos squeezed into the World Cup for the first time in 32 years through a penalty kick shootout with Uruguay. A pulse-stopping 2-2 draw with Croatia has now sent them into the second round, alongside Group F winner Brazil.
Owing to time difference, the World Cup being held in Germany has not paralyzed Beijing's fragile transportation system, but the faces of overly excited soccer fans in the city.
Hundreds of schoolchildren who missed out on seeing a World Cup match after an alleged ticket scam will now get to a game after the British government twisted FIFA's arm, Prime Minister
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