Tag: World Cup 2026

Soccer fans of the Argentina national soccer team cheer during a live telecast of the soccer World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and The Netherlands, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Latin Americans reluctantly rally behind Argentina

Joshua Goodman · July 11, 2014 12:40 pm

The Argentinian soccer team watches nervously during the penalty shoot out at the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinals game against the Netherlands Thursday in Brazil. Argentina won the game. (Rex Features via AP Images)

Harry Reid loves soccer shootouts

Sean Lengell · July 11, 2014 9:00 am

Soccer fans of the Argentina national soccer team wear masks with faces of Pope Francis and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi during a live telecast of the soccer World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and Netherlands, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Vatican casts doubt on papal World Cup party

Washington Examiner · July 10, 2014 12:28 pm

In this July 7, 2014, photo, Ph.D. candidate Stephen McGill works with a Nao RoboCup entree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The international robot soccer tournament called RoboCup takes place in Brazil right after the World Cup. The ultimate goal of the yearly event is bold: To create a robot team that can defeat the human World Cup winners by 2050. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Heads up, World Cup teams: The robots are coming

Kathy Matheson · July 10, 2014 5:20 am

Germany's Sami Khedira, bottom, scores his side's 5th goal during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, Pool)

FIFA claims 2 Twitter records for Germany rout

Washington Examiner · July 9, 2014 3:05 pm

Ray Whelan, a longstanding director and project manager within the MATCH group, arrives at a police station after been arrested, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 7, 2014. Whelan, a senior executive with the official World Cup corporate hospitality provider was arrested Monday in the plush beachside hotel, as part of a Brazilian police investigation into illegal ticket sales. (AP Photo/STR)

WCup hospitality exec arrested in ticket probe

BRADLEY BROOKSGERALD IMRAY · July 7, 2014 11:35 pm

Germany's Mats Hummels, centrer, scores the opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Germany and France at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Germany beats France 1-0, reaches World Cup semis

Steve Douglas · July 4, 2014 10:00 pm

Stealth World Cup ads raise sponsorship questions

Anne Peterson · July 4, 2014 7:35 am

Beltway Confidential

When the president becomes fodder for late night comedians: U.S. World Cup chant edition

Becket Adams · July 3, 2014 1:00 pm

United States' goalkeeper Tim Howard (1) saves a shot during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Obama praises US men’s soccer team in phone calls

Josh Lederman · July 3, 2014 12:25 am

SALVADOR, BRAZIL - JULY 01: Tim Howard of the United States gestures during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Round of 16 match between Belgium and the United States at Arena Fonte Nova on July 1, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Chuck Hagel thanks Tim Howard for ‘defending the United States’

Kevin Daley · July 2, 2014 10:37 pm

Tim Howard of the United States makes a save during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between the United States and Portugal at Arena Amazonia on June 22, 2014 in Manaus, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Like the U.S. men’s soccer team, conservatives are working on their offense

David Freddoso · July 2, 2014 9:14 pm