Iran and Nigeria will look to break their losing spell when they collide on Monday at the Arena Da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. Neither teams have won a World Cup match since the 1998 tournament in France.
Germany and Portugal, two of the favorites to win this year’s World Cup, will collide on Monday at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, in a match that is considered as one of the must-watch showdowns in the group stages.
"Los Catrachos" of Honduras is making its third World Cup appearance and is seeking to earn its first ever win in the tournament after going scoreless in the 2010 South Africa World Cup.
Uruguay is being considered many as one of the top contenders in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and they will have a chance to show why as they collide with Costa Rica on Saturday at the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil.
The World Cup, which kicked off this Thursday, is expected to be the most social media-intensive event in history. Already, in the year leading up to the world's biggest single-sport event, the phrase "World Cup" has outpaced other big sporting events in social media mentions. Here's how Twitter, Facebook and others have prepared and how they hope to capitalize on the World Cup.
Colombia will be playing without their star striker, but they are still looking to jump start their campaign with a win when they collide with Greece on Saturday at the Estadio Mineirao stadium in Brazil during more World Cup action.
Chile got the victory they needed if they are to have any chance of progressing from a daunting Group B when they held off a strong Australian fightback to emerge 3-1 winners in another open and entertaining World Cup match on Friday.
England's opening Group D game against Italy on Saturday could be another free-flowing classic of the kind that has already lit up this World Cup, manager Roy Hodgson suggested on Friday.
Mexico are ready to take on five-time champions and tournament hosts Brazil after overcoming two controversially disallowed 'goals' to beat Cameroon in their World Cup opener, coach Miguel Herrera said on Friday.
Chastened Spain coach Vicente del Bosque faces some serious soul-searching after his team of champions were brutally exposed and destroyed 5-1 by Netherlands in a shocking World Cup Group B loss on Friday.
A rampant Netherlands team inflicted a heaviest World Cup defeat on holders Spain in over 60 years with a dazzling 5-1 demolition on Friday that sent shockwaves through the tournament.
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup, host country Brazil has seen an increase in digital advertisement spending, and it is projected to more than double through 2018. According to eMarketer, 2014 will see $2.88 billion in advertising spending on all digital platforms including desktop computers and mobile devices.
Smartphones will play a crucial role as the FIFA World Cup is underway in Brazil. A study revealed nearly half of respondents monitoring the soccer tournament will use smartphones for the games' latest information.
Chile and Australia were drawn into a tough group, but both teams are expected to go all out as they collide in their tournament opener in day two of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The FIFA World Cup 2014 has officially started, and with a couple of matches already under the belt, and with bosses undoubtedly starting to crack down on streaming the World Cup at work, a lot of people who use DVRs to watch the game after work will be wondering: How can I avoid World Cup spoilers?
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.