Fan stabbed after stranger hug

An over-excited World Cup fan in China was stabbed after hugging a female stranger to celebrate a goal, a news report said on Monday.

Nearly 500 arrested in weekend scuffles

British and German police were aided by heavy rain that had most fans running for someplace dry after a weekend that saw hundreds of arrests.

World Cup boosts Thai exports to Germany

Thailand's exports of genuine ornaments to Germany are expected to grow at least 5 percent this year thanks to the World Cup soccer tournament being held there, according to KASIKORN Research Center (KRC).

Brazil brings colour and a rampaging media

Brazil bring colour, rhthym, panache and exotic fans to the World Cup, all good reasons to make them almost everyone's second favourite team.

Some Brazilian immigrants play it safe for World Cup

While some local Brazilian immigrants have celebrated boisterously on the streets after World Cup games, others are staying home -- even avoiding wearing their homeland's green and yellow colors -- out of concern their immigration status might draw unwanted scrutiny from police.

World Cup fever hits Yunnan monks

World Cup slows down Vietnam's tourism

Vietnam has seen decline in inbound and outbound tourists this summer, mainly because many people prefer watching World Cup matches on TV to making holiday trips as usual, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Monday.

200 England fans detained

Riot police detained around 200 England soccer supporters on Saturday after they clashed with German fans, throwing bottles and chairs and trading punches in a square in the centre of Stuttgart.

Germany World Cup attracts high attendances-FIFA

The 48 group matches of the Germany World Cup were watched by 2,484,439 fans, producing an average attendance of 51,759, FIFA said on Saturday.

Islamists denounce 'evil' World Cup but cannot ignore it

Long before the first football was kicked at the World Cup earlier this month in Germany, hardline Islamists were busily denouncing the massive competition as a corrupt show of Western influence.

World Cup workers off the ball

The soccer World Cup is a headache for human-resource managers who are worried that late-night games will hamper their workers' performance, a survey has revealed.

Germans shops go into extra time but fail to score

Victoria Beckham has taken German stores by storm, but many World Cup fans here have done little to justify shopping hours that were pushed into overtime.