It's no secret that Russia and South Korea have never really had the best relationship. These two countries will take to the field in their first game in Brazil in their quest for a World Cup Championship. Both teams feature head coaches with much World Cup experience.
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.
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.
5,000,000 underage Brazilian girls and boys are being forced to street corners by family members and pimps, in order to proposition the oncoming millions of foreign futbol fans with sex, earning a meager 10 Brazilian real, equivalent to $4.37, less than a carton of cigarettes.
Mexico took their first loss under head coach Miguel Herrera after absorbing a 1-0 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their pre-World Cup friendly on Tuesday night in Chicago.
The 2014 World Cup will place a tremendous amount of pressure on a number of major stars, among those is Argentina's Lionel Messi. Considered the best player in the world, Messi is often omitted from the conversation about whether or not he is the greatest soccer player of all time, and faces a similar situation that Diego Armando Maradona faced in the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.
Luis Suarez underwent knee surgery on Wednesday, creating speculations that the striker will not be available for Uruguay in the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Portugal coach Paulo Bento is confident that star forward Cristiano Ronaldo will be fully fit in time for their upcoming campaign in 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil next month.
