World Cup winners and losers
European stalwarts won title for the fourth time when substitute Mario Goetze volleyed in a brilliant goal seven minutes from the end of extra time.
Casillas: Netherlands will rely on their seasoned triangle
2014-06-13 15:48Defending champions Spain will start their 2014 World Cup in Group B against Netherlands on Friday and Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas believes the Dutch side will be largely relying on their attacking triangle including Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Robin van Persie.
Clash of 2010 World Cup finalists in Group B
2014-06-13 15:44Four years ago Spain and the Netherlands played the World Cup final in South Africa, and on Friday both teams meet again in Salvador in group stage.
Passion for football scores for generations in Atushen
2014-06-13 14:59Street football is often an integral part of childhood in Atushi city of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the city where people's passion for football can be seen everywhere.
Culture Insider: China, birthplace of football
2014-06-13 10:59Cuju first appeared in the renowned ancient Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce ("Strategies of the Warring States") compiled which described cuju as a form of entertainment among the general public.
Croatia furious with Japanese ref after defeat
2014-06-13 09:16Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura was the toast of Brazil and the curse of Croatia on Thursday after his contentious penalty award proved decisive in helping the home side to a 3-1 opening day win in the World Cup.
Neymar leads Brazil to 3-1 win over Croatia
2014-06-13 08:51Neymar gave Brazil a winning start to its home World Cup, scoring twice to lead the host nation to a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Croatia in the opening game on Thursday.
Brazil survives own-goal to win World Cup opener
2014-06-13 07:33Neymar gave Brazil a winning start to its home World Cup, scoring twice to lead the host nation to a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Croatia in the opening game on Thursday.
World Cup visitors get help from translation program
2014-06-13 07:28Say you're one of the 600,000 foreigners expected to attend the World Cup in Brazil, where hardly anyone speaks a language besides Portuguese, and you find yourself in the hospital and unable to communicate with the doctor. What do you do?
Fans' cup runneth over
2014-06-13 07:24Despite the national team failing to qualify, soccer-related articles dominate the Internet, television, radio, newspapers and social networking sites.
Mobile firms feed off CCTV's FIFA coverage
2014-06-13 07:22As Brazil and Croatia compete for the first point in the kickoff match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Chinese Internet companies are joining an equally intense head-to-head scuffle at home.
Top 10 World Cup night snacks
2014-06-13 07:00The World Cup is just around the corner. If you are one of those loyal football fans, you might have already started to note the game schedules and have already planned how to spend those exciting hours watching football.
