As the brackets narrow to four teams, the pressure is on for both soccer powerhouses Tuesday as Brazil and Germany clash in a highly-anticipated 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinals showdown. Brazil will be without stars Neymar and Thiago Silva, while Germany's manager Joachim Low may likely be fired if his team does not advance to the World Cup Final. Latin Post breaks down what each team needs to do to advance to the championship game.
Which player has had the most impact on the 2014 FIFA World Cup? None other than a 22-year-old Colombian known as James Rodriguez did. The Colombian scored six goals in his first five World Cup games and made up for the absence of Colombia's star striker Radamel Falcao while emerging as one of soccer's newest stars. Where does he go from here?
Argentina and Switzerland will play each other in the round of 16 for a chance to advance to the quarter-finals. Here's 5 things you need to know before the game begins.
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.
While stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi compete on the pitch for the most prestigious soccer title on the planet, Nike is looking to continue at usurping Adidas' long-time marketing presence in the World Cup, despite being FIFA's longtime sponsorship partner with the quadrennial tournament since 1970.
