Juergen Klinsmann's team have enjoyed their best start to a World Cup in 36 years yet one expert observer fears they are heading out in the quarter-finals -- Germany's women's World Cup-winning striker Conny Pohlers.
Brazil fans following the World Cup were not too concerned with the possibility of being stuck in Germany because of flight cancelations by Brazil's embattled flagship airline Varig.
It was Man vs. Elephant on a soccer pitch in Thailand on Thursday, as World Cup fever took on a decidedly local flair
Argentine media on Thursday praised the "solid" performance of the national soccer team, following its easy qualification for the second phase of the 2006 World Cup tournament in Germany.
After losing all their World Cup final matches in Germany, a disheartened and jet-lagged Costa Rican World Cup squad returned home to face taunts from angry hecklers on Wednesday.
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.
Two new email worms are targeting World Cup fans with fake football related attachments that infect computers with malware, according to SC Magazine.
Forget the closest presidential campaign in decades. Mexico was engrossed on Wednesday in a different national drama: soccer's World Cup, where the national team bungled its way into the final 16
Australian Prime Minister John Howard wrote to Australian team at the World Cup on Thursday to send them the best wishes of the nation prior to their crucial match against Croatia.
Canada may not have a team entered but that hasn't stopped millions of Canadians from being bitten by the World Cup bug, a new poll suggests
The World Cup, a movie by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the World Bank are all doing their bit to fight global warming by using the burgeoning but barely regulated business of "carbon neutrality."
World Cup referees are intimidated by big name reputations, leaving the smaller teams reduced to the status of second-class citizens
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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