LatinPost.com takes a look at Brazil's greatest World Cup moments. 5 - Ronaldo's Redemption After a dismal performance in the 1998 France World Cup finale, which saw Ronaldo hobbled by injury in the final game against the host nation (including being left off the starting lineup up until 45 minutes prior to the game), the Brazilian star bounced back in the 2002 Japan / South Korea World Cup in a major way, returning to the finals and scoring two goals, in the 67th and 79th minute of the match, in the championship game against Germany.
Group A is up for grabs between Brazil, Mexico and Croatia. Mexico and Croatia will play each other for a chance to take over first place on Monday. Let's preview this match-up and see which teams has the advantage.
As the world celebrates the World Cup, Brazilian protesters hope to shine a light on the issues that have plagued the nation after taxpayers had to cough up nearly $11 billion in over-run costs to host the quadrennial soccer tournament. While many of the protests have been peaceful, the demonstration after Thursday's England-Uruguay game got ugly, as Black Bloc members destroyed luxury cars and banking institutes in Sao Paulo.
Cameroon and Croatia both look to get their first wins of the FIFA World Cup. The two teams will face one another at the Arena da Amazônia, in Manaus. This Group A game is pivotal for both teams.
Mexico and Brazil played to an exhilarating 0-0 draw that kept both sides at the top of Group A and moved them closer to the knockout rounds. Here are some observations of arguably the best game in the tournament to date.
If you're in Rio catching the FIFA World Cup 2014, you might see some futuristic looking riot police clad in black armor resembling the titular character from the RoboCop reboot, along with gas masks that look like Darth Vader. That's just a sample of the massive buildup of 21st century military tech meant to secure visitors and "pacify" impoverished Brazilians, fed up with the country's massive spending on international sporting events.
Group H makes its debut on Tuesday, but the biggest game of the day actually is part of Group A as Brazil takes on Mexico. This game has a tremendous amount of implications for both sides. Brazil won its opener against Croatia but was far from convincing. Meanwhile Mexico took three point from its encounter with Cameron but could have scored more than the lone goal that gave it victory. Both teams will be out to prove themselves more than capable of winning Group A. Here is how each team can defeat its rival.
The international soccer tournament is underway in Brazil, but one major U.S. mobile carrier brought the "ultimate soccer experience" to New York City.
Mexico and Brazil will face each other in a must see Group A contest. Let's look at the storied history between these two great soccer nations and see who has the upper hand.
On June 12, the FIFA 2014 World Cup Opening Ceremony began with the sights and the sounds of the Brazilian Amazon — from dancing, human raindrops, trees and acrobatic lilies to human soccer balls. And after the sounds of rainfall and thunder dissipated, Cuban-American rapper Pitbull, Puerto Rican Bronx, New York native Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer and "Voice" judge Claudia Leitte, emerged from a giant flower and performed "We Are One," (Ole Ola).
What was kicking a soccer in space really like? And What did it look like? June 13 marked the official start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament held in Brazil, but thousands and thousands of miles above the Earth at the International Space Station (ISS), the international astronaut crew joined in to show their support for the global countries taking part in the games.
Coffee is one of Latin America's major exports, sustaining independent farmers in rural areas as well as corporate bankers in metropolitan areas. But changing climate patterns have exaggerated plagues and droughts in the region, and this has produced less than desirable conditions for coffee production.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is underway, and scheduling is key. Here is your full list of weekend World Cup games with previews, rankings, times and locations.
Quinoa may have sparked the latest health craze, but the food is also sparking debate between indigenous farmers in Brazil, who harvest the grain, and researchers in the United States, who want to grow it themselves.
What did we learn about the opening game between Brazil and Croatia? Here are five important observations as well as a look at the best and worst players on the pitch during the first game of FIFA's 2014 World Cup.
On a day with the entire world fixated on the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, dozens of protestors gathered near a subway station to begin a march toward the Corinthians Arena where the World Cup was hours from kickoff Thursday.
Brazil's poster boy Neymar scored twice and the outstanding Oscar added a late third as the hosts came from behind for a dramatic 3-1 victory over Croatia in a thrilling World Cup opening match on Thursday.
Not everyone can fly to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup 2014, but Google is giving everyone the chance to tour the 12 official World Cup stadiums from the comfort of your pajamas: Introducing Google Street View's World Cup stadium tours.
This year's World Cup will be filled with batches and batches of high end players from across the globe, many of them from South America, and all of them will be looking to make their mark on the first tournament on their continent since Argentina played host in 1978. Here is a look at each South American sides' top players.
