Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 14:23
A paralysed teen, using an advanced mind-controlled exoskeleton, may get to provide the first ceremonial kick of the opening game of the 2014 Football World Cup
Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 19:42
Geoff Hurst was a national hero when he scored a hat-trick in England`s 1966 final victory but he did his country no favours when he drew the former champions in one of the toughest 2014 World Cup groups.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 18:00
The prize money at next year`s World Cup finals will be increased by at least a third from that on offer in South Africa in 2010, FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 10:55
Nearly 230,000 tickets in the second phase of sales for the 2014 Football World Cup were sold out within seven hours after FIFA`s website made them available.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 09:26
A small group of protesters demanding more spending on health and education disrupted a visit by FIFA officials to the 2014 World Cup stadium under construction in Cuiaba on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 15:54
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the Rio de Janeiro laboratory which was expected to analyse urine and blood samples during the 2014 Football World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 09:49
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted that Brazil may have been the wrong choice as the host for the 2014 Football World Cup in view of the social protests at the Confederations Cup held in the country last month.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 09:17
The 2014 football World Cup mascot will be named Fuleco after a popular vote ended.
Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 12:13
FIFA has reportedly accepted a Brazilian government proposal to offer free entry at the 2014 World Cup to the country`s indigenous population and low income earners.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 16:59
A Brazilian government report has revealed just five percent of the country`s 2014 Football World Cup projects have been completed, implying nearly 95 percent work remains to be done.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 14:22
Brazil`s 2002 World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says he has been approached by Colombia and "two Asian teams" to coach them for the 2014 football World Cup.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 4, 2012, 16:09
The head of Brazil`s soccer confederation, Ricardo Teixeira, is confident the country will stage an "unforgettable" World Cup in 2014 despite the slow pace of preparations and disagreements between the government and FIFA.
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