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England boss Roy Hodgson dared Uruguay striker Luis Suarez to "show up," ahead of the two countries' World Cup clash on Thursday.

On-loan Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will head back to Stamford Bridge, insists Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is "confident" that he will be able to land Atletico Madrid hitman Diego Costa after the World Cup.

A day before the Americans open up the World Cup against Ghana, American Coach Jurgen Klinsmann has backtracked on his statement that his team has no chance to hoist the World Cup.

Diego Maradona has gone on the record to defend his friend Jose Mourinho in his decision to bench Iker Casillas in Spanish La Liga games during his stint with Real Madrid . The statement came after Casillas' poor showing in the Spanish Team's opeing match against Holland in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Jurgen Klinsmann, the controversial coach of the US soccer team to the World Cup is coy on the chances of his team to go all the way.

The Croatian football team is the new craze behind celebrating after the loss, after photos of the players swimming butt-naked surfaces on the Internet

The twenty first match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Colombia and Ivory Coast.

The twentieth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Cameroon and Croatia.

The nineteenth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Spain and Chile.

The eighteenth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Australia and the Netherlands.

Switzerland and Ecuador open the action in Group E in the 2014 World Cup at the Estadio Nacional Brasiliaon on Sunday 1:00 pm local time (2:00 am in Australia).

Two European teams, England and Italy, to square off in a Group D match-up in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Colombia and Greece open their campaign in Brazil at the Estadio Mineiro, Belo Horizente on Saturday 1:00 pm local time (2:00 am in Australia).

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is a billion dollar business. The money that goes into staging the sport is phenomenal beginning from the various infrastructure projects and promotions by the host country to the millions spent by each individual participating team in their own preparations leading up to and during the games

Australia has never won against Chile in four meetings in World Cup history. The Socceroos can change that if they win as 6.5-to-1 underdogs against La Roja in their opening matches of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The seventeenth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Russia and Korea Republic.

The thirteenth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Iran and Nigeria.

The fourteenth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Ghana and the United States.

In order to stop the illegal streaming of World Cup matches, FIFA has taken actions. Apparently, FIFA has sent warnings to the owners of different Web sites that host or link to illegal live streams of World Cup and other sports events. The organisation states the site owners face criminal liability.

The twelfth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Germany and Portugal.

The sixteenth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Brazil and Mexico.

The fifteenth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Belgium vs. Algeria.

World Cup fans and viewers at home reportedly weren’t so pleased with Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull’s performance in the opening ceremony, not because of the duo’s singing talents, but due to the abysmal sound quality heard on their television sets at home.

Cristiano Ronaldo has caused scare in the Portugal team after he reportedly cut his recent training session and left the field with an ice pack on his left knee.

It will be a battle of Group B's titans as Spain will be taking on Netherlands for their opening match of the World Cup.

Everton FC have had current manager Roberto Martinez pen a five-year deal, that will see him take charge of Goodison Park until 2019.

As the kick-off in Brazil 2014 commenced, conflicting reports of the status of World Cup in 2022 have surfaced.

Croatian coah Niko Kovac slams the officiating during Brazil's 3-1 win over Croatia during the opening match of the World Cup.