Five days of opening World Cup calm ended with a volley of bottles and chairs as dozens of Germannd German police stepped up their border patrols
The ongoing World Cup is changing the travel plans of many young Chinese men, according to a research by a domestic leading tourism website
French newspapers were critical of Les Bleus' dull display after they drew 0-0 against Switzerland in their World Cup Group G opener on Tuesday
Croatia's fans lit flares and celebrated at the end of their 1-0 defeat to Brazil in their opening World Cup match at the Olympiastadion on Tuesday to show just how proud they were of their team.
South Korea received congratulations from North Korea on Wednesday for its opening World Cup win over Togo
No city officials have been told to do push-ups yet, but Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's announcement that he would punish anyone coming into work late shows the government's concern about soccer fever in Indonesia
They're getting more attention in the British papers than the England team. They're the WAGS,wives and girlfriends of the World Cup players.