Fifa is believed to have rejected the argument from the Brazilian players’ union that all 1 pm games be moved to 4 pm, when the temperature is usually lower
Simon Kuper • Shobhan Saxena • Jan Tilman Schwab • Florencia Costa • Lhendup G Bhutia • and others
Jan Tilman Schwab lists the best and bravest not to be missed in Brazil
Football in Brazil is more than the opium of the masses. It is more about individual expression, playing out fantasies and climbing the social ladder
Luck apart, there is something majestic about penalty shootouts, and the Cup has a habit of making fools of forecasters, Pele included
Still, Florencia Costa is now singing Fly Canarinho for Brazil to become Hexacampeão
Komaleeswaran Sankar officiated as an assistant referee in three matches at the 2002 World Cup. He shares the thrill of being the first Indian ever to participate in a World Cup
Minnows, it turns out, have surprised us since 1979, the second World Cup