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
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

2026 World Cup - Morocco - National-Team - Squad

Morocco  Group C  Squad

Sofiane Boufal

Coach Mohamed Ouahbi could still make several changes before confirming the final squad for the World Cup 2026.

 

Goalkeepers

Al Harrar El Mehdi 

(Raja Club Athletic)

El Kajoui Mounir 
(RS Berkane)

Benchabou Yanis 

(AS Monaco)

Gomis Ibrahim 
(Olympique de Marseille)

 

Defenders

Baqi Ismaël 
(SCO Angers)

Saadane Marouane 
(Al Fateh SC)

Ait Boulaid Abdelhamid 
(Stade Rennais FC)

Chibi Mohamed 
(Pyramids FC)

El Mourabet Samir 
(RC Strasbourg Alsace)

Targhalline Oussama 
(Feyenoord Rotterdam)

Gessime Yassine 
(RC Strasbourg Alsace)

Bouftini Soufiane 
(Al Wasl FC)

Bellamari Youssef 
(Al Ahly FC)

El Karouani Souffian 
(FC Utrecht)

 

Midfielders

Salahedine Anass 
(PSV Eindhoven)

Louza Imran 
(Watford FC)

Saibari Ismael 
(PSV Eindhoven)

Bounida Rayane 
(Ajax Amsterdam)

Bouaddi Ayyoub 
(LOSC Lille)

Bentayeb Tawfik 
(ESTAC Troyes)

Amaimouni-Echghouyab Ayoube 
(Eintracht Frankfurt)

El-Faouzi Soufiane 
(FC Schalke 04).

 

Forwards

Boufal Soufiane 
(Le Havre AC)

Zabiry Yassir 
(Stade Rennais FC)

Maamma Othmane 
(Watford FC)

Benjida Soufiane 
(AS Fès)

Begraoui Yanis 
(GD Estoril Praia)

El Khayouf 
(Olympiacos)

 

 

4 Jun 2026
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