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Thomas Müller fired a hat-trick in Germany’s emphatic 4-0 victory over Portugal in their opening game of the World Cup.

Nigeria and Iran will face off in the 2014 World Cup.

The car-sharing service launched a low-cost version in Cape Town, South Africa.

Messi's last World Cup goal came on June 16, 2006, the sixth out of six Argentina put past Serbia & Montenegro in Germany.

The French enter the 2014 World Cup as a dark horse.

Luis Suare is expected to miss Uruguay's first Group D match Saturday against Costa Rica.

The Netherlands avenged their 2010 World Cup final loss to Spain with a thrilling 5-1 win over the holders in Salvador.

The five-month platinum miners strike may be coming to an end in South Africa, but credit ratings agencies say, "Enough is enough."

Will the armadillo, sea turtle, frogs or elephant pick this year's winner?

In a rematch of the 2010 World Cup Final, Spain and Netherlands will tangle in Salvador.

Jurgen Klinsmann’s claim that the United States can’t win the World Cup has caused much controversy, but was he just being realistic?

The 2010 finalists meet in the opening Group B match Friday at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil.

Outside of Brazil, the best place to watch the World Cup may be a surprise: China, which isn't even playing this time.

England and Italy will meet in their opening game of Group D, with both teams knowing a loss could be fatal to their World Cup hopes.

The Argentine has had great club success, but has done little in previous World Cups.

Germany, Portugal, the United States and Ghana make up arguably the toughest group of the 2014 World Cup.

Friends and family are allegedly concerned that rapper French Montana is using his girlfriend, Khloe Kardashian, for fame.

InBev, Coca-Cola and others are spending huge sums to put their logos on the World Cup, but guerrilla marketing may work better.

Most soccer-mad Brazilians wouldn't dream of rooting against their national team, but this time they might -- because of politics.

In the countdown to the World Cup games, Brazil is beset by strikes and threats of more strikes.

Seychelles, an island nation with a population smaller than Davenport, Iowa, has become a haven for international corruption and money laundering.