The chances of Kaka and Ronaldinho – the two remaining survivors of Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winning squad – playing together at next summer’s tournament are incredibly slim, according to national head coach, Luis Felipe Scolari. Scolari spoke to the media ahead of Brazil’s friendly clash with Chile this week and confirmed his doubts that

Newcastle United centre-half, Steven Taylor, admits that it was “a dream come true” to receive a call-up to the England squad. The 27-year-old has been drafted in by Roy Hodgson as cover for Gary Cahill, who will miss Friday’s World Cup qualifier against San Marino with a knee injury. The Chelsea defender faces a race

Tottenham Hotspur captain, Michael Dawson, admits it “would be a dream” to earn a recall to the England squad for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro. The former Nottingham Forest centre-back has shrugged off the disappointment of being put up for sale by Andre Villas-Boas last summer to enjoy an

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil holds exciting prospects with the football nation hosting what could be a dazzling competition. The 12 stadiums, some of which are yet to be built, look promising with stadium capacities reaching extraordinary levels. Fans anticipate a lively atmosphere, even more so than the South African World Cup back in

FIFA President Sepp Blatter held a press conference in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the preliminary draw on Saturday. Before opening to questions from the world’s media, Blatter reiterated his belief that Brazil 2014 would be a great success. Brazil will join France, Germany, Italy and Mexico in the only countries to host the competition

Philippines coach Michael Weiss says the odds may be stacked against his side in their upcoming preliminary qualifier with Kuwait but, full of optimism after beating Sri Lanka 5-1, they may have a chance. View full post on FIFA.com – 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ – News

Four of CONCACAF’s representatives have already begun their attempts to reach Brazil 2014. Now a series of the region’s other teams are set to follow suit

Now that the Asian preliminary qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil has been completed, FIFA.com takes a look at the reaction in the media to the results so far

There were first-leg victories for the Bahamas and the US Virgin Islands as they began their road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in the CONCACAF preliminary qualifiers

Palestinian football took major step in its development as a footballing nation, after it hosted its first ever FIFA World Cup™ qualifier, where they drew 1-1 with Afghanistan