Six English fans, one German and one Swede were detained by police in Cologne in the early hours of Tuesday for drunk and disorderly behaviour ahead of England's World Cup match with Sweden in the city.
The tale of a bungling World Cup ticket thief who got his just desserts turned out on Monday to be an accidental invention of German police
Germany's World Cup striker Lukas Podolski will take legal action against national broadcaster ARD over a local radio show that makes fun of him in a spoof "Lukas's Diary" segment
Frustrated soccer fans expected more than just wins from Brazil at the World Cup.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday applauded Australian football players' performance in the match against powerful Brazil in World Cup.
A member of FIFA's executive committee caught selling World Cup match tickets on the black market has returned home to Botswana, FIFA said on Monday.
World Cup fever is kicking up already-strong demand for flat-panel televisions as consumers desiring a sharper picture of matches are finding lower prices and marketing pitches honed for soccer fans.
The speaker of the Bangladesh parliament may cut sessions short so that soccer-crazy politicians can follow the World Cup on television.
A member of FIFA's executive committee has admitted selling World Cup tickets at three times their face value and has been ordered to leave Germany as soon as possible, world soccer's governing body said on Saturday.
Hundreds of English schoolchildren returned home disappointed last night after falling victim to a World Cup ticket fraud
They may have so far failed to sparkle on the pitch but one thing Portugal are not lacking in this World Cup is support.