SOCCER

These two teams played 38 times against each other before.

The Netherlands finished first in Group B, winning all the matches in group stages. Mexico, on the other hand, did not lose a match before qualifying to the “Round of 16.”

Costa Rica finished first in Group D, beating all other biggies in the “group of death.” Greece, on the other hand, had its ups and downs before qualifying to the “Round of 16.”

Now the South American teams fight against each other to secure a berth in the quarter-finals.

Chelsea will not be loaning out striker Romelu Lukaku amid questions on his future at Stamford Bridge, according to the player's agent Oscar Darmiani Jr.

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure blames the Sky Blues' officials for not letting take a time off to be with his brother, Ibrahim, before the latter died.

FC Barcelona have recently announced the signing of Chile no. 1 Claudio Bravo on their official club website.

World Cup Live Streaming - Iran has a chance to make history on Thursday (AEDT) when they face Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil. With a win over their Group F rivals and a loss by Nigeria in their last match, Team Melli will advance to the Round of 16 for the first time in any World Cup.

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina remains calm about his future as he heads back to Anfield, where his first-team involvement is anything but sorted out, after spending a year with Serie A side Napoli.

South American teams prevail once again as Costa Rica and Uruguay qualify from group D.The virtual group of death which contained three former World Cup winners were caught by surprise when the team that has never won it ended up qualifying first. Costa Rica went into the last round of matches already guaranteed a place in the top 16 and were only fighting for the top position.

Colombia come out on top of group C with maximum points and rather convincing victories in every single match. The final game against Japan was particularly impressive with a score line of 4-1. With South American teams historicaly doing well when the cup is hosted in the continent, Colombia now join Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay in the next round making it a total of five South American teams in the top 16 without even counting Central American team, Mexico.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s new haircut during the Portugal’s match against U.S. has evoked quite an uproar amongst fans who watched the game.

The forty fifth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between the U.S.A and Germany.

The forty sixth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Portugal and Ghana.

The forty seventh match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Korea Republic and Belgium.

The forty eighth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Algeria and Russia.

Fulham defender John Heitinga has recently signed with Bundesliga outfit Hertha Berlin on a free-transfer, as the cottagers were relegated to the Championship after remaining in the Premier League since 2001.

Chelsea attacking midfielder Oscar revealed that he has had talks with Paris Saint-Germain, but ruled out any possibility of moving to the Ligue 1, at least, for another season.

Gisele Bundchen looked gorgeous as she posed topless in a steaming photo shoot for Stuart Weitzman.

With Casillas, Xavi, David Villa and Xabi Alonso set to depart, what's next for The Spanish National Team? After a disastrous campaign to defend their World Cup title from South Africa 2010, The Spanish team and Coach Vicente Del Bosque have a lot to think about. The team didn't manage to win a single game in their 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil stint. In fact, they did not even score a single goal in open play with their lone goal coming off a penalty during the opening match against the Net...

Italy and Uruguay, the favorites to win Group D, are suddenly headed into a do-or-die affair. On Tuesday, these two former champions will play for a seat in the round-of-16 at 12:00 a.m EST (2:00 a.m Sydney Time).

Netherlands and Chile take out Spain and Australia

Brazil and Mexico take out Croatia and Cameroon

The forty third match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Nigeria and Argentina.

The forty first match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Honduras and Switzerland.

The forty second match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Ecuador and France.

The forty-fourth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iran.

World Cup Match Fixing - USA vs. Germany - For failing to secure the victory with just seconds to go in their match against Portugal, the United States of America are still not safe in advancing to the next round. A win over Germany on June 26 will settle the deal although a draw could be enough for the Americans to make the knockout stage.

After going through a grueling group stage battle, Mexico and the Netherlands will now duke it out for a spot in the quarterfinal on Sunday at Estádio Castelão in Fortaleza, Brazil.