Clint Dempsey got Team USA's World Cup off to a stunning start with his lightning fast goal in the U.S.' opening match against Ghana. With a dazzling bit of footwork, Dempsey danced around a ...

While Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Lionel Messi are the most recognizable names in the 2014 World Cup, who is the fastest player in Algeria, and which Cameroonian player is sponsored by Puma ...

Forget any notion of a 32-paneled soccer ball, true stitching or black-and-white design. The Brazuca, the official adidas-made match ball for World Cup 2014, ...

Sauntering onto the world’s biggest soccer stage encourages countries to find what visually defines them as nations and translate that to a shirt. Of the 32 ...

Photos from the Overlook: Watching the World Cup in Salvador's Favelas Matthew Niederhauser's photo diary: Day two. Matthew Niederhauser is reporting from Brazil with support from the Pulitzer Center.

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Today's World Cup match in muggy Manaus, Brazil got so heated officials called for a water break -- the first in the tournament's history.

Columbian fans cheer before their group C World Cup soccer match between Colombia and Greece at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, June 14, 2014.