World Cup hot takes regarding each group
The World Cup is set to start with the group stages.JUNE 14, 2018
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WORLD CUP: Brazil humiliated by Germany at home in 2014
Getting what you wish for doesn't always work out well.JUNE 13, 2018
Shin demands improvement after trimming Korean squad to 23
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong has trimmed his World Cup squad to 23 and is demanding improvement from the players...JUNE 4, 2018
Germany’s ‘golden generation’ primed for World Cup defense
BERLIN (AP) Germany coach Joachim Loew is brimming with confidence just over three weeks before what he calls the country's ''golden generation'' begins its World Cup defense agai...MAY 25, 2018
3 German organizers of 2006 WCup indicted for tax evasion
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Three German organizers of the 2006 World Cup have been charged with tax evasion linked to a payment to FIFA.MAY 23, 2018
Parma is promoted back into Serie A 3 years after bankruptcy
MILAN (AP) Parma has earned promotion to Serie A just three years after being declared bankrupt, becoming the first Italian club to earn three successive promotions.MAY 18, 2018
Germany coach Joachim Loew to stay through 2022 World Cup
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) Germany coach Joachim Loew will stay in charge through the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.MAY 15, 2018
Germany appeals to Russia to allow entry of journalist
BERLIN (AP) Germany has appealed to the Russian government to let in a journalist who exposed systematic doping in Russian athletics and wa...MAY 14, 2018
Germany's Ozil sure of being fit in time for World Cup
LONDON (AP) Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil says he will recover in time from a back injury to be available for Germany for the World Cup.MAY 7, 2018
New event: FIFA offers Euro nations up to $75m every 2 years
European football federations stand to earn up to $75 million every two years if plans for a new global league are approved as part of FIFA'...MAY 2, 2018
Germany’s Lars Stindl out of World Cup with ankle injury
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) Borussia Moenchengladbach captain Lars Stindl has been ruled out of the World Cup for Germany due to a left...APRIL 29, 2018
WORLD CUP: Tactical tinkering unsettling Mexico players
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexicans can never be sure who will be playing for the national team under Juan Carlos Osorio.APRIL 29, 2018
Germany defender Boateng faces race to be fit for World Cup
MUNICH (AP) Germany defender Jerome Boateng faces a race to be fit for the World Cup after injuring his thigh in Bayern Munich's Champions...APRIL 26, 2018
Germany’s anti-doping agency contradicts Bayern doctor
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) Germany's national anti-doping agency has contradicted Bayern Munich doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt's rece...APRIL 26, 2018
Germany to host Peru in friendly game in September
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Germany will host Peru in a friendly in Sinsheim on Sept. 9, three days after playing France in its opening game of the new Nations League in Munich.APRIL 20, 2018
Brazil wins 1-0 in Berlin to end Germany’s unbeaten run
BERLIN (AP) Brazil defeated Germany 1-0 on Tuesday to end the World Cup champion's 22-game unbeaten run and restore some lost pride followi...MARCH 27, 2018
Germany, Spain both impress in 1-1 World Cup warm-up draw
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) Germany and Spain drew 1-1 in a World Cup warm-up on Friday, underlining their status as tournament favorites wit...MARCH 24, 2018
Tim Weah could make US debut against Paraguay
CHICAGO (AP) Tim Weah, a son of former world player of the year and current Liberia president George Weah, is among seven players who could make their U.S. Soccer debuts in an exh...MARCH 18, 2018
Podolski goal powers Vissel Kobe to 1st win in J-League
KOBE, Japan (AP) German striker Lukas Podolski scored late in the second half on Sunday as Vissel Kobe beat Cerezo Osaka 2-0 for its first...MARCH 18, 2018
Mario Gomez scores twice for Stuttgart to beat Freiburg 2-1
FREIBURG, Germany (AP) Mario Gomez scored twice for Stuttgart to continue its remarkable run under new coach Tayfun Korkut in beating Freiburg 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday.MARCH 16, 2018
