Power Ranking James Rodriguez and Past World Cup Golden Boot Winners

James Rodriguez sealed the Golden Boot—or the adidas Golden Shoe, if you prefer—at the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a haul of six goals for Colombia, as his team exited at the quarter-final stage. The attacking midfielder becomes the seventh man in the last 10 World Cups to win the Golden Boot with that particular tally and is the first-ever Colombian to win the award. Here’s how James’... 

15 Best Goals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup

After 64 matches and 171 goals, Germany were crowned 2014 FIFA World Cup champions after beating Argentina 1-0 in the final. Though the tournament is over and done with, it has left plenty of cracking memories, not least of which was an average of more than 2.6 goals each game. Here we’ve picked our finest 15 from the tournament, ranked in order—feel free to leave your own suggestions and... 

Andrea Pirlo, Xavi and 35 Stars Who Played Their Last World Cup in Brazil 2014

The culmination of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has brought us memories, moments of magic and—for Germany fans at least—great cause for celebration, but it also leaves fans and onlookers alike with something of a sense of loss. Firstly, the knowledge that we won’t experience the likes again—the atmosphere, the gatherings of thousands of supporters from all nations, the relentless... 

2014 World Cup XI of the Biggest Scapegoats of the Finals

With just the final two matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup left to play, 30 teams have seen their hopes of lifting the trophy extinguished in a variety of manners along the way. While some nations went further than others—even further than their own expectations might have allowed for pre-tournament—others will have exited earlier than what was seen as a minimum requirement, and the inevitable... 

How Brazil Can Rebuild for Future Starting with 3rd-Place Game vs. Netherlands

Cataclysmic, seismic, ground-breaking. Scarring, humiliating, traumatising. Pick whichever enforcing words you wish, the outcome is the same: The World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany, by a staggering 7-1 scoreline, has forced the nation of Brazil to realise they are quite some distance off being the world-beaters they wish to be. Even as one of the final four, they never truly convinced and looked... 

Do Argentina Need to Be More Offensive to Win the World Cup?

While Germany received plenty of acclaim, congratulations and, to an extent, awe for the manner of their progress to the World Cup final, rivals Argentina were somewhat less on the receiving end of such plaudits after a series of largely uninspiring performances saw them into the last game. Perhaps it’s because the tournament as a whole has seen plenty of attacking football, perhaps it’s... 

David Luiz Must Be Held Accountable for Brazil’s Embarrassing World Cup Defeat

Brazil have suffered their worst humiliation in their entire proud footballing history, after losing 7-1 to Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final on Tuesday night. Shorn of the leadership and inspirational performances of key centre-back Thiago Silva through suspension, Brazil boss Felipe Scolari entrusted his partner, David Luiz, to take over the captain’s armband. After half an hour,... 

Why Neymar Wouldn’t Have Saved Brazil from World Cup Mauling by Germany

Brazilian superstar Neymar sat out the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final with injury as his team were humiliated 7-1 by Germany, a historic defeat as they bowed out of the finals on home soil in embarrassing fashion. That Brazil even scored a consolation goal near the end was little more than a further embarrassment, being unable to celebrate or take any joy from the moment. The pre-match talk centered... 

Brazil vs. Germany: Live Player Ratings for World Cup Semi-Final

The 2014 FIFA World Cup has reached the semi-final stage, with two powerhouses from each of South America and Europe doing battle against each other for a spot in the final itself. At half-time this first game was already as good as over—Germany led Brazil by a 5-0 scoreline. Thomas Muller, Miroslav Klose, Toni Kroos (two) and Sami Khedira scored the goals. Andre Schurrle scored twice after the... 

Tim Howard Performance Leaves Post-World Cup Memories and Questions for USA

The United States’ 2014 FIFA World Cup dream is over after a round-of-16 exit to Belgium, but Jurgen Klinsmann and his coaching staff will be proud of the effort put up by his players and, in particular, the performance of goalkeeper Tim Howard. Belgium struck twice in the opening 15 minutes of extra time after the two sides drew 0-0 in 90 minutes, and a Julian Green volley in reply wasn’t... 

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