About a million jubilant fans lined the streets of Berlin to welcome home the German football team and their World Cup trophy on Tuesday.

Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says his team has the experience to cope with playing Argentina on the biggest stage of all.

Brazil is bracing for more mass protests after a poll showed most people back demands for improvements to crumbling public services.

Bafana coach Gordon Igesund says he will wait until Fifa has made its ruling against group leader Ethiopia before raising his hopes.

Bafana Bafana’s hopes of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil ended in heartbreak as a blunder by Bernard Parker gifted Ethiopia a 2-1 win.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has announced that Jeremy Valcke will retain all his duties relating to the 2014 World Cup despite his clash with Brazil.

Fifa general secretary Jérôme Valcke made a scathing attack on Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup on Friday, saying "not a lot is moving".

Fifa have agreed to allow Brazilians over 65 to attend World Cup matches for half price at the 2014 finals, clearing

Sepp Blatter says Brazil must work for a 2014 World Cup legacy, insisting the event is not a ‘circus’ which pitched its tent and then leaves.

Pele has been named as the honorary ambassador for the 2014 World Cup to rally Brazilians around delayed efforts at preparing for the tournament.

The first 2014 Soccer World Cup qualifying match will be played in Trinidad on Wednesday despite ongoing bribery investigations within Fifa.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter said on Monday that Brazil needed to speed up its preparations to host the 2014 World Cup.