SOCCER WORLD CUP ARTICLES

Brazil has finally showed its true colors. The team which was expected to run away with the U-20 World Cup title this year never looked impressive in the tournament until the semifinals when it rolled up a 5-0 win over Senegal.
Many suspect that Saturday's match against Serbia is nothing more than a mere formality on the quest for Brazil's record-tying sixth U-20 championship.... 

Both Mali and Senegal should be very proud of their under-20 men's soccer teams. Both reached the semifinals of the U-20 World Cup in shocking fashion, and though both ended up bowing out there, one of the two will end up claiming third place in the consolation match of the World Cup.... 

It's not all that often that teams which faced each other in the opening round of the tournament play again in the knockout rounds.Mali will hope that it learned a lot of lessons from its initial game against Serbia, one which was lost 2-0.... 

Just the fact that there are two African teams in the Under-20 World Cup semifinals is quite the accomplishment. However, Senegal could find its road to a major championship dashed on Wednesday against the giants from Brazil.... 

The "Group of Death" in the Women's World Cup really shouldn't have been as much of a hassle as it has become for the United States.
The team is very fortunate to have four points in two fixtures, but because it hasn't gotten the full six points, it is going to have to snare a point in this third group match against Nigeria just to ensure safety into the Round of 16.... 

Japan became the first team in qualify for the Round of 16 of the Women's World Cup, and it will look to become the first team to finish off a perfect nine-point sweep of a group on Tuesday when it tangles with overmatched Ecuador.... 

Odds have it, Canada is going to end up being alright when it comes to qualifying for the Round of 16 in the World Cup no matter what happens on Monday night in Montreal.
However, it's going to take at least a point in this third and final match against the Netherlands to guarantee that its World Cup dreams will stay alive.... 

Brazil is one of the handful of teams given any legitimate opportunity to win the 2015 Women's World Cup.
After taking three points from its opening match, the team will head to Montreal, where Spain is going to be waiting in its second World Cup match in team history.... 

Cameroon posted one of the biggest victories of the first round of the World Cup when it blasted Ecuador 6-0.
The fun and games for the African side are over with though, as Japan, one of the favorites of the tournament is up next in what should be the decisive match in Group C.... 

When the World Cup draw came out last year, the most intriguing match on the docket is this second fixture in Group B. Pia Sundhage helped create this United States team over the course of the last several seasons. However, she is going to be the enemy to the USWNT for the first time in a competitive match now that she has taken over control of her homeland team of Sweden.... 

The expanded field at the World Cup has provided a ton of opportunities for first-time teams to get a taste of the biggest competition of the world.
That's how both of Tuesday's competitors, Spain and Costa Rica made it into the field in Canada.... 

Brazil is the heavy favorite to win Group E this year in the Women's World Cup. Though in theory, the Brazilians shouldn’t have any troubles in their first match, South Korea is a tactical side the likes of which could stick around in a game like this one.... 

The United States men's national soccer team has had a thrilling summer so far, highlighted by a huge win on Dutch soil last week. The bar will be raised in this one though, as the trip to Germany is going to be absolutely no fun.... 

The German national soccer team was the favorite at the outset of this tournament to win the World Cup, and after posting the second-biggest win in women's World Cup history, the club is going to look to clinch up the Group B title on Thursday against the only other legitimate contender in the group, Norway.... 

There wasn't a more fortunate team early in the women's World Cup than Canada, which needed a penalty kick late on to beat China.
The host nation would like to sweat a lot less in this second match against New Zealand.... 

The United States men's soccer team was drawn into the Group of Death in 2014 in the World Cup. Now, the United States women have drawn a similar fate.That said, unlike in Brazil where the Americans were never expected to actually clear the hurdle of the group stage, the women are still heavy favorites to get out of this group and ultimately win the whole tournament.... 

The defending World Cup champions from Japan will begin their quest to repeat on Monday in Vancouver against a Switzerland side which also believes that it can get out of Group E and into the quarterfinals of this tournament.... 

In 2011, Canada's women finished dead last in the World Cup, much to the chagrin of its supporters who dreamt of winning the entire tournament. Now that the World Cup is being played on Canadian soil, there really is no excuse not to succeed. First up though, is a sneaky tough match against China in Edmonton.... 

There's just one more preparation match left for the United States women's soccer team, and that fixture comes at home against the Korea Republic on Saturday in New Jersey.... 

Jurgen Klinsmann really hopes that the future of American soccer is headed to New Zealand this week with sights set on winning the U-20 World Cup. The United States will take the pitch on the first day of competition in the host nation's Group A, though it will dodge New Zealand on the first match day and take on Myanmar instead....