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 - FIFA - Groups-Stage - 1st - Matches - timetable

 
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. 
 
It will be jointly hosted by sixteen cities - eleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. The tournament will be the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted by three nations, and the first to include 48 teams, an expansion from 32.
 
 
 
 
Match 01
Mexico vs South Africa
June 11, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. UTC -6
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
 
Match 02
South Korea vs Czech Republic
June 11, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. UTC -6
Estadio Akron, Zapopan
 
 
 
Match 03
Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 12, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. UTC -4
BMO Field, Toronto
 
Match 8  
Qatar vs Switzerland
June 13, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. UTC -4
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
 
 
 
Match 7  
Brazil vs Morocco
June 13, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. UTC -4
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
 
Match 5  
Haiti vs Scotland
June 13, 2026 | 9:00 p.m. UTC -4
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
 
 
 
Match 4
United States vs Paraguay
June 12, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. UTC -7
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
 
Match 6
Australia vs Turkey
June 13, 2026 | 9:00 p.m. UTC -7  
BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 
Match 10
Germany vs Curaçao
June 14, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. UTC -5
NRG Stadium, Houston
 
Match 9  
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
June 14, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. UTC -4
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
 
 
 
Match 11
Netherlands vs Japan
June 14, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. UTC -5
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
 
Match 12
Sweden vs Tunisia
June 14, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. UTC -6
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
 
 
 
Match 16
Belgium vs Egypt 
June 15, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. UTC -7
Lumen Field, Seattle
 
Match 15
Iran vs New Zealand
June 15, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. UTC -7
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
 
 
 
Match 14
Spain vs Cape Verde
June 15, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. UTC -4
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
 
Match 13
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
June 15, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. UTC -4
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
 
 
 
Match 17
France vs Senegal

June 16, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. UTC -4
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Match 18
Iraq vs Norway

June 16, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. UTC -4 
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

 

 
Match 19
Argentina vs Algeria
June 16, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. UTC -5
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
 
Match 20
Austria vs Jordan
June 16, 2026 | 9:00 p.m. UTC -7
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
 
 
 
Match 23
Portugal vs DR Congo
June 17, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. UTC -5
NRG Stadium, Houston
 
Match 24
Uzbekistan vs Colombia
June 17, 2026 | 8:00 p.m. UTC -6
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
 
 
 
Match 22
England vs Croatia
June 17, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. UTC - 5  
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
 
Match 21
Ghana vs Panama
June 17, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. UTC -4
BMO Field, Toronto
 
 
 
5 Apr 2026
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