Fans of Argentina display their national flag as they attend a training session of Switzerland's national soccer team at the stadium in Porto Seguro, June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Jun 27 2014
Brazil's national soccer team player Fred speaks during a news conference in Teresopolis, near Rio de Janeiro, June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Marcelo Regua Jun 27 2014
Uruguay's national soccer team player Luis Suarez arrives at a news conference prior a training session at the Dunas Arena soccer stadium in Natal, June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Jun 27 2014
A man holds his arm in front of an advertising placard showing Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez flashing his teeth, at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Jun 27 2014
The FIFA World Cup Round of 16 is ready to go. The 16 best teams in the world are set to play in the toughest soccer competition in the world. Here's 10 things you need to know about the teams left.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup has been narrowed down to 16 teams. Four continents are still in play with multiple countries that have a chance to win the World Cup. Latin Post.com dissects how each continent has done up to this point.
On Thursday, the group stage of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil came to an end. That date also featured the third match of Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup campaign and an opportunity to compare his performance with that of his perennial rival Lionel Messi. Here's how the two stack up
Argentina's Sergio Aguero fights for the ball against Iran's Mehrdad Pouladi during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte June 21, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Jun 26 2014
Russia's Sergey Ignashevich (L) and teammate Alexander Kokorin react as they walk off the field after the match against Algeria at the 2014 World Cup Group H soccer match at the Baixada arena in Curitiba June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Henry Romero Jun 26 2014
Algeria's coach Vahid Halilhodzic celebrates after their 2014 World Cup Group H soccer match against Russia at the Baixada arena in Curitiba June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh Jun 26 2014
Germany's Thomas Mueller (3rd R) celebrates after scoring a goal with teammates as Matt Besler of the U.S. walks past during their 2014 World Cup Group G soccer match at the Pernambuco arena in Recife June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh Jun 26 2014
The Belgium team celebrate after their 2014 World Cup Group H soccer match against South Korea at the Corinthians arena in Sao Paulo June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh Jun 26 2014
Uruguay's national soccer team player Luis Suarez attends a news conference prior a training session at the Dunas Arena soccer stadium in Natal, June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Jun 26 2014
South Korea's coach Hong Myung-bo (L) consoles South Korea's Son Heung-min as he cries while teammate Han Kook-young watches after their 2014 World Cup Group H soccer match against Belgium at the Corinthians arena in Sao Paulo June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh Jun 26 2014
Russia's coach Fabio Capello gestures during his team's 2014 World Cup Group H soccer match against Algeria at the Baixada arena in Curitiba June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh Jun 26 2014
Russia's national soccer team coach Fabio Capello attends a news conference at the Arena Baixada soccer stadium, a day before the team's match against Algeria, in Curitiba June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Henry Romero Jun 26 2014
Luis Suarez will not play in Uruguay’s next nine World Cup matches after FIFA handed a stiff sanction to the embattled striker for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during their group stage match on Wednesday.
Soccer has always been the most popular sport in Latin America and the 2014 World Cup is the best place to showcase that. As we head into the round of 16 this weekend, we are able to see that no area of the world has been more successful in this year's tournament than Latin America.
Group G of the 2014 FIFA World Cup gives soccer fans a must watch game Wednesday between Team USA and Team Germany. Latin Post.com gives its readers a little fun by comparing the two countries on and off the soccer field.
If Neymar and his Brazil team mates are to reach the World Cup quarter-finals they will first have to slip past a guard dog at the heart of the Chile defense.
