Soccer fans can be passionate, particularly across Latin America. Unfortunately, that passion sometimes escalates to violence and death. In 2003, Brazil outlawed the sales of alcoholic beverages in soccer stadiums. For FIFA, the alcohol sales ban hindered one of the organization's major sponsors: Budweiser.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup brings together all walks of life from all over the world as they converge on Brazil this year. Group G gives us a must see match-up Sunday between the USA and Portugal, two countries with considerable Latin American populations. Latin Post.com compares the two great countries on and off the field.
With Nigeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina both winless in the 2014 FIFA World Cup so far, heading into their meeting against each other Saturday, this is a must-win for both teams. Let's see who's got the edge in this game.
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.
A week into the tournament and there have already been a plethora of major surprises and disappointments. Here is a look at those major moments thus far in the FIFA World Cup.
Both France and Switzerland are unbeaten so far in this Brazil edition of the 2014 World Cup. The two meet up in Group E game Friday that will decide who takes over first place. Let's see who's got the edge.
The 2014 FIFA World brings together all walks of life from all over the world. Group E gives us a must-see matchup between two Latin American nations in Honduras and Ecuador. Let's compare the two great countries on and off the field.
Priced at $159.99 or replicas priced at a "meager" $39.99, Adidas' Brazuca balls were assembled by Pakistani women paid 10,000 Pakistani Rupee a month ($101.73), less than the price of a single ball.
John Brooks' goal against Ghana on Monday in the 2014 FIFA World Cup was only the latest of several iconic moments in Team USA's World Cup-related history. Latin Post.com looks at some of the biggest goals and moments for Team USA in the modern era of World Cup action.
Technology for the FIFA World Cup has improved in the last four years. From television makers to broadcasters, the viewing experience has changed for the World Cup consumer and viewer.
Sunday's World Cup match between France and Honduras marked a milestone in soccer history: it was the first time that technology helped determine a goal. Despite some confusion on the broadcasting end, the event helped prove that goal-line technology could become a soccer staple in the future.
World famous hacker group Anonymous made a promise earlier this year: it would disrupt the World Cup through #OpHackingCup. We're now almost one week into the tournament. Let's take a look at how much damage Anonymous has wrought.
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.
With every new World Cup comes a new official World Cup ball. Named the Brazuca, the new ball features technologies that manufacturer Adidas hopes will erase the memories of last tournament's ball.
