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Most Capped Players in World Cup History
There are 12 players in the history of the World Cup to appear at least 19 times for their national sides: Six from Germany or West Germany (Overtah, Rummenigge, Matthaus, Klose, Seeler and Vogts), two from Brazil (Ronaldo, Cafu), two from Poland (Lato, Zmuda), one from Argentina (Maradona) and one from Italy (Maldini).
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16 Favorites to be the Top Scorer of the 2014 World Cup
The top scorer in the World Cup receives the Golden Boot award. While it’s almost impossible to predict the winner, picking from a group that includes Neymar, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Edin Dzeko and Romelu Lukaku makes it a rather safe choice.
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10 Most Valuable Players in the 2014 World Cup
The World Cup is about a lot of things, but also star power, including the value of these football superstars. The top 10 most valuable players in this tournament come from six different nations: Brazil (Hulk, Neymar), Argentina (Lionel Messi), Portugal (Cristiano Ronaldo), Spain (Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas) and Uruguay (Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez).
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World Cup – Group H Predictions
Some might consider Group H to be the most dull in the 2014 World Cup, but Belgium can be a joy to watch while Russia have been excellent under Fabio Capello. South Korea might no be too creative but they’re far from a defensive side, while Algeria will hope that they don’t finish last once again.
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Where to Watch Brazil vs Croatia Live
The 2014 World Cup kicks off with Brazil playing against Croatia in the opening match. If you don’t have a TV to watch the match, which should be fantastic, or maybe don’t know where to find links for online viewing, we’re here to help. As for the match itself, five time world champions Brazil and […]
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World Cup – Group G Predictions
It seems that Group G is another sort of ‘group of death’, which means people see more than two teams that can qualify. Obviously, the big favorites are Germany and Portugal, although it won’t be too much of a shock to see either Ghana or the United States slip past A Selecção.
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World Cup – Day 1 Predictions (Brazil vs Croatia)
And so it begins – The 2014 World Cup, as the host nation, Brazil, with an enormous amount of pressure and expectations on their shoulders, begin the road to what hopefully, for them, ends with lifting the trophy for a sixth time, while Croatia, on paper the second strongest team in Group A, will try and make it yet another surprise in the history of World Cup openers.
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Why Spain Will and Won’t Win the World Cup
Great passing, poor finishing. One gif of a clip from a training session for the Spanish national side shows all their strengths and one huge weakness in a matter of seconds, as some exquisite build play turns into an embarrassing miss by one of their strikers.
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World Cup – Group F Predictions
Things seem to be pretty clear in Group F of the 2014 World Cup. Argentina, with Lionel Messi in his big moment 2.0, as the big favorites to finish first and go very far in the tournament. Bosnia and Nigeria seem to be in the mix for the second spot while Iran will be lucky to get a point out of a difficult foursome they’ve been drawn into.
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World Cup – Group E Predictions
A Group with a distinct Europe vs Latin America feel to it, the obvious favorites to qualify, France, aren’t as comfortable as earlier expected to finish first in Group D, as the young Swiss team should give them plenty of problems for the top spot, while Ecuador and Honduras, at the moment at least, look like sides without the capability of going any further in the World Cup.