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).
Team USA and Ghana will play each other in a Group G showdown. These two countries are very familiar with each other at the World Cup in recent years. Let's preview the game and see who has the advantage.
Stephen Hawking thinks that his formula might be possible. World renowned British theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has come up with a formula that could help Britain's team win the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.
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.
"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.
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.
Spain looked deflated in its 5-1 loss to the Netherlands on Friday in their opening game for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Can they rebound to defend their World Cup title? Here's a look at what they need to do to win.
Japan and Ivory Coast meet up in a must-watch Group C game. This game features contrasting game plans with a high-powered offense against a high-powered defense. Let's preview Japan against Ivory Coast.
The English will face Team Italy in the second game in Group D Saturday. Both teams are very talented and have a strong squad this year. Latin Post.com previews and breaks down this must-see matchup.
When it was announced back in December, many were hotly anticipating the game between Spain and Netherlands. Most expected this game to be a tremendous rematch of the final from four years ago. But few expected the scoreline that resulted - a 5-1 destruction by the Dutch of the defending champs. Here is what we learned from the match.
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?
The first game to be played in Group B will feature Spain and the Netherlands. These two teams met in the 2010 World Cup Championship. Here is a preview of the game, along with how to watch.
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.
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.
Despite a slight slump for Mexico's national soccer team, El Tri, in recent months, the team still has a strong fan base in two countries - Mexico and the U.S. - going into the summer's World Cup tournament.
Guess what travelers and soccer (sorry, football) fans, there's a whole world out there to get you. In fact, you might land in a trap just Googling your favorite striker.
According a Pew Research Center survey, 72 percent of Brazilians are dissatisfied with the state of the nation, up from 55 percent when surveyed last year. Economic concerns top the list of major concerns in the country, as well as crime (83%), health care (83%), political corruption (78%) and poor quality schools (64%), and certainly not the World Cup.
