2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - ARGENTINA VS BELGIUM 1:0

QUARTER-FINALS 
5th July 2014

Argentina vs Belgium 1:0

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - NETHERLANDS VS COSTA RICA 4:3

QUARTER-FINALS
5th July 2014

Netherlands vs Costa Rica 4:3
Netherlands reached the semi-finals. Through on penalties

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - Brazil - win World Cup for injured star Neymar - Thiago Silva

Brazil captain Thiago Silva called on his team-mates to win the World Cup for injured star Neymar after the forward was ruled out of the tournament.

The 22-year-old scored four goals in five matches before breaking a vertebra in his spine during the quarter-final win against Colombia.

5 Jul 2014
Transfer - Cameroon - Choupo-Moting signs for Schalke from German rivals Mainz

Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has joined Schalke on a free transfer from Bundesliga rival Mainz.

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - FRANCE VS GERMANY 0:1

QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014

France vs Germany 0:1

4 Jul 2014
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

2026 World Cup - Fifa - qualifying draw

The World Cup 2026 will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams and three host countries: Canada, Mexico, and the USA.

The 2026 World Cup will start on June 11 in Mexico City and will end on July 19, 2026, in New Jersey.

The expanded 48-team tournament will last a record 39 days.

For the first time, the new format will feature 12 groups of four teams and a last-32 knockout round.

 

Group Phase 


Gruppe A

Mexico
South Africa (CAF)
South Korea
No. 01 (tba)


Gruppe B

Canada
Qatar
Switzerland
No. 02  (tba)


Gruppe C

Brazil
Morocco (CAF)
Haiti
Scotland


Gruppe D

USA
Paraguay
Australia
No. 03  (tba)


Gruppe E

Germany
Curaçao 
Ivory Coast (CAF)
Ecuador


Gruppe F

Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia (CAF)
No. 04  (tba)


Gruppe G

Belgium
Egypt (CAF)
Iran
New Zealand


Gruppe H

Spain
Cap Verde (CAF)
Saudi-Arabia
Uruguay


Gruppe I

France
Senegal (CAF)
Norway 
No. 05 (tba)


Gruppe J

Argentina
Algeria (CAF)
Austria
Jordan 


Gruppe K

Portugal
Uzbekistan 
Colombia
No. 06  (tba)


Gruppe L

England
Croatia
Ghana (CAF)
Panama

 

 

7 Dec 2025
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