2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - BRAZIL VS COLOMBIA 2:1

QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014

Brazil vs Colombia 2:1

4 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - USA - 2014 WORLD CUP - USA look to bright future despite lost opportunity

We’ve got a few young players coming through and that gives us optimism looking ahead to the future of American football and the national team. “It was a phenomenal tournament for us,” Klinsmann continued. 

2 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - BELGIUM - 2014 WORLD CUP - Belgium welcome attack-minded foes

“The United States came out to win the match rather than avoid defeat. We were then able to take advantage of the extra space,” confirmed Kevin De Bruyne, who opened the scoring in the third minute of extra time and put in a fine all-round performance, linking well with Eden Hazard in particular. “It was a real pleasure to play such free-flowing football,” he added.

2 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - SWITZERLAND - 2014 WORLD CUP - Goodbye, Ottmar Hitzfeld. All the best and take care.

Hitzfeld has made a positive impression wherever he has been stationed and his name is still regularly chanted in the stands at Bayern Munich.

“He put together a really good team that will last for many years to come,” Granit Xhaka told FIFA.com, before Josip Drmic added: “He’s done a great job.” 

2 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - ARGENTINA VS SWITZERLAND 1:0

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Argentina vs Switzerland 1:0

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - LAST SIXTEEN - BELGIUM VS USA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
1st July 2014

Belgium vs USA 2:1

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - ARGENTINA - KEY PLAYER - ‪LIONEL MESSI - PROFILE

Lionel Andrés Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. 

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - USA - KEY PLAYER - ‪JERMAINE JONES - PROFILE

Jermaine Junior Jones, born 3 November 1981, is a German-American footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş. He has previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Blackburn Rovers and Schalke 04. He was born in Germany and represented them at U21 and senior level.

1 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - STEPHEN KESHI RESIGNS AFTER EXIT

He becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - FRANCE vs NIGERIA 2:0

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

France vs Nigeria 2:0

30 Jun 2014

2026 World Cup Qualifiers - CAF - Preliminary Stage - October 2025

CAF (54 nations)
 
Ranking after eight matches
 
 
Group A                      Points
01. Egypt                      20
02. Burkina Faso          15
03. Sierra Leone           
04. Guinea-Bissau        
05. Ethiopia                   
06. Djibouti                   
 
Wednesday 8th October
Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau 1:0 
Djibouti vs Egypt 0:3
Sierra Leone vs Burkina Faso 0:1 
 
 
Group B                      Points
01. Senegal                 18
02. Congo DR             16
03. Sudan                     
04. Togo                        
05. Mauritania               
06. South Sudan           
 
Friday 10th October
South Sudan vs Senegal 0:5 
Sudan vs Mauritania 0:0 
Togo vs Congo DR 0:1 
 
 
Group C                        Points
01. South Africa             17
02. Benin                       14
03. Nigeria                       
04. Rwanda                     
05. Zimbabwe                  
06. Lesotho                      
 
Friday 10th October
Lesotho vs Nigeria 1:2 
Rwanda vs Benin 0:1 
Zimbabwe vs South Africa 0:0 
 
 
Group D                        Points
01. Cape Verde              19
02. Cameroon                15
03. Libya                        
04. Angola                     
05. Mauritius                  
06. Swaziland                
 
Wednesday 8th October
Swaziland vs Angola 2:2 
Libya vs Cape Verde 3:3 
Mauritius vs Cameroon 0:2 
 
 
Group E                       Points
01. Morocco                  21
02. Tanzania                 10
03. Niger                       
04. Zambia                    
05. Congo                     
 
Wednesday 8th October
Niger vs Congo 3:1
Tanzania vs Zambia 0:1
 
 
Group F                        Points
01. Côte d'Ivoire            20
02. Gabon                     19
03. The Gambia            
04. Burundi                   
05. Kenya                      
06. Seychelles               
 
Thursday 9th October
Burundi vs Kenya 0:1
Gambia vs Gabon 3:4 
Seychelles vs Côte d'Ivoire 0:7 
 
 
Group G                       Points
01. Algeria                     19
02. Uganda                   15
03. Mozambique            
04. Guinea                    
05. Botswana               
06. Somalia                  
 
Thursday 9th October
Botswana vs Uganda 0:1 
Mozambique vs Guinea 1:2 
Somalia vs Algeria 0:3
 
 
Group H                        Points
01. Tunisia                     22
02. Namibia                   15
03. Liberia 
04. Malawi 
05. Equatorial Guinea 
06. São Tomé and Príncipe 
 
Thursday 9th October
São Tomé e Príncipe vs Tunisia 0:6 
Liberia vs Namibia 3:1 
Malawi vs Equatorial Guinea (Match Canceled)
 
 
Group I                        Points
01. Ghana                    19
02. Madagascar           16
03. Comoros                15
04. Mali                        
05. Central Africa        
06. Chad                   
 
Wednesday 8th October
Central Africa vs Ghana 0:5 
Chad vs Mali 0:2 
Comoros vs Madagascar 1:2 

 
CAF - 27 National Football Teams already eliminated (10.10.2025)
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central Africa, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, The Gambia, Togo, Zimbabwe.
 
 
 
 
 
10 Oct 2025
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