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
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - GERMANY vs ALGERIA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

Germany vs Algeria 2:1

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - GERMANY - KEY PLAYER - THOMAS MUELLER‬ - PROFILE

Müller's role can be described as an attacking all-rounder, a player able to play in a variety of forward positions. He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but usually plays in the center for Bayern Munich, and on the right for Germany.

He has been used as an out-and-out striker on occasion. Müller has been praised for his maturity, pace, technique, awareness and positioning.

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - FRANCE - KEY PLAYER - ‪KARIM BENZEMA - PROFILE

He has been named French Player of the Year twice for his performances in 2011 and 2012. Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. 

Benzema has earned over 65 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

30 Jun 2014

African Confederation Cup 2015
Preliminaries / 1st leg

2014 Champions: Al Ahly (Egypt)

 

1 Algeria Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
MC Alger 0 : 0 Sahel SC
2 Berkane Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
RS Berkane 2 : 1 Onze Créateurs
3 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Al Ittihad 6 : 1 Elect-Sport
4 Horoya Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Horoya 1 : 0 Fassell
6 Unisport Bafang Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Unisport Bafang 1 : 0 Olympique de Ngor
7 Hearts of Oak Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Hearts of Oak 1 : 0 AS Police
8 ASO Chlef Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
ASO Chlef 2 : 0 Kamboi Eagles
9 Leones Vegetarianos Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Leones Vegetarianos 1 : 0 Dolphins
10 Côte d'Or Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Côte d'Or 2 : 3 Dedebit
11 RC Bobo Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
RC Bobo 0 : 1 Warri Wolves
12 Étoile du Congo Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Étoile du Congo 1 : 2 MK Etanchéité
13 Panthère du Ndé Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Panthère du Ndé 0 : 1 Rayon Sports
14 AS Togo-Port Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
AS Togo-Port 2 : 0 CARA Brazzaville
15 Khartoum Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Khartoum 1 : 0 Power Dynamos
16 CF Mounana Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
CF Mounana 5 : 0 Polisi
17 URA Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
URA 3 : 2 ASSM Elgeco Plus
18 Sofapaka Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Sofapaka 1 : 2 FC Platinum
19 Young Africans Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Young Africans 2 : 0 Botswana Defence
20 Benfica de Luanda Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Benfica de Luanda 2 : 0 Messager Ngozi
21 Volcan Club Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Volcan Club 0 : 1 Petro de Luanda
22 Bidvest Wits Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Bidvest Wits 3 : 0 Royal Leopards
23 Petite Rivière Noire Stadium 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Petite Rivière Noire 1 : 2 Ferroviário da Beira
24 Juba Stadium, Juba 14 Feb 2015 - 5 p.m.
Al-Ghazal - : - Petrojet FC