(FIFA.com) Friday 6 December 2013 © AFP With the group stage matches now defined, ticket sales for the 2014 FIFA…
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World governing body FIFA on Friday conducted the draw for next year’s World Cup, when 32 national teams will converge on Brazil to compete for the sport’s most important prize. Six months and six days before the tournament opens with a game between…
Thirty-two teams will learn their fate when the group stage draw for the 2014 World Cup finals takes place on Friday. The draw will follow a ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) and will involve some complex juggling to separate, as far…
© Foto-net The international football community on Thursday learnt the sad news of the passing of former South African President…
© Getty Images Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee held its fourth and final meeting…
© Getty Images The total contributions for the participants of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ will be up 37 per…
The Sao Paulo stadium scheduled to host the opening match of the World Cup but scene of a fatal accident last week will be ready in April, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday. “We have received information it should be ready in mid-April,” Blatter…
Brazilian legend Pele said on Wednesday he hoped current Brazil star Neymar’s experience in Europe with Barcelona could give the Selecao a boost at next year’s World Cup. Brazil “shouldn’t fear anyone,” Pele said as he pinpointed next June as Neymar…
The official ball to be used at next summer’s World Cup “The Brazuca” has been unveiled in Rio de Janeiro to the samba sounds of drums and cymbals. First to show off their skills with the new ball in a ceremony at a park in the south of the city were…
© AFP At its meeting in Costa do Sauipe/Bahia earlier today, the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™ approved the…