FIFA president Sepp Blatter and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan want the World Cup to help people around the world come together.
Football legends Pele and Diego Maradona along with some 170 former World Cup-winning players will show up at the opening ceremony Friday in Munich.
Brazil is taking advantage of the popularity of its national football team to promote the country's culture in Germany.
The U.S. captain and the Brazilian star may be ready for the beginning of the World Cup, but the status of other prominent players remains in question as the tournament's Friday start approaches.
It's all in the angles. That's the view of one of the world's top 21 referees whose job it is to eliminate cheating at this year's World Cup.
The US government expressed concern that women are being forced to go to Germany during the World Cup soccer tournament to act as prostitutes for the army of fans.
Sepp Blatter has told World Cup referees to protect the players and clamp down hard on elbowing.
World Cup referees told teams taking part in the tournament to behave or else.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says soccer's governing body must develop a way to cover the insurance costs of players who get injured while on national team duty.
FIFA will set up an independent ethics committee to combat scandals involving referee bribing and match-fixing.
Brazil striker Ronaldo was forced off midway through Sunday's 4-0 World Cup warm-up win over New Zealand because of blisters on his feet.
World Cup referees told teams in the tournament to behave - or else.
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