With the field narrowed down to just 16 teams, Colombia and Uruguay will face off in a heated rivalry with a chance to advance to the quarter finals. Let's preview this matchup and see which team has the advantage.
Brazil and Chile open up the 2014 FIFA World Cup knockout round Saturday against one another. Latinpost.com compares these two South American countries on and off the field.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup has been narrowed down to 16 teams. Four continents are still in play with multiple countries that have a chance to win the World Cup. Latin Post.com dissects how each continent has done up to this point.
Soccer has always been the most popular sport in Latin America and the 2014 World Cup is the best place to showcase that. As we head into the round of 16 this weekend, we are able to see that no area of the world has been more successful in this year's tournament than Latin America.
Technology advancements have affected the 2014 FIFA World cup, particularly the global viewing experience. Broadcast and streaming services during this year's soccer tournament is expected to be available on up to 5.9 billion screens worldwide.
Uruguay has defeated Italy and advanced to the knockout Round of the 2014 World Cup. But in the 79th minute of play Luis Suarez takes a bite out of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.
Colombia has already clinched its berth in the 2014 World Cup playoffs, but Japan and Greece are all fighting for second place. Even Ivory Coast is still slightly hanging on for a chance for the Group C title.
With Costa Rica already clinching the Group D No. 1 seed, there is only one spot remaining. Both Italy and Uruguay will play each other to see who advances to the knockout round and who stays home.
Even though Italy and Uruguay, who will meet in World Cup 2014 action in Brazil on Tuesday, are separated by almost 7,000 miles, they share many similar characteristics, especially soccer. Let's compare theses two great nations on and off the field.
Soccer fans can be passionate, particularly across Latin America. Unfortunately, that passion sometimes escalates to violence and death. In 2003, Brazil outlawed the sales of alcoholic beverages in soccer stadiums. For FIFA, the alcohol sales ban hindered one of the organization's major sponsors: Budweiser.
Group A is up for grabs between Brazil, Mexico and Croatia. Mexico and Croatia will play each other for a chance to take over first place on Monday. Let's preview this match-up and see which teams has the advantage.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup continues Monday with a showdown between two undefeated teams in Group B. The Netherlands takes on Chile in a much anticipated game. See who has the edge.
With Nigeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina both winless in the 2014 FIFA World Cup so far, heading into their meeting against each other Saturday, this is a must-win for both teams. Let's see who's got the edge in this game.
Germany appears to the best European team playing in this year's World Cup. Can Ghana pull off a tremendous upset, or will Germany surge on to another victory?
Both France and Switzerland are unbeaten so far in this Brazil edition of the 2014 World Cup. The two meet up in Group E game Friday that will decide who takes over first place. Let's see who's got the edge.
The 2014 FIFA World brings together all walks of life from all over the world. Group E gives us a must-see matchup between two Latin American nations in Honduras and Ecuador. Let's compare the two great countries on and off the field.
