Throughout the World Cup, we at 32 Flags will be giving you a complete recap of the action at the end of the day in our World Cup Roundup.  Not only will we run down the biggest winners and losers, but the highlights and most talked about moments of each day and a look ahead […]

The first shall be last, and the last shall be first. At the 2014 World Cup, those old words rang true once again as the reigning World Cup champions and the irresistible force in world soccer, Spain, were the first team eliminated from the tournament.  Amazingly, it’s the third time in the last four World […]

As far as US Soccer goes, there was nobody entering the 2014 World Cup with more pressure on his shoulders than head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.  He was the one who left all-time leading goalscorer Landon Donovan off his 23 man squad.  He was the one who said he didn’t believe his own team could win […]

The Mongols. The Romans. The Ottomans. Tiki-taka? No empire is meant to last forever, and the Spanish national team learned that lesson the hard way in one of the most stunning results in World Cup history.  It wasn’t that Spain lost to the Netherlands in their opening match of the 2014 World Cup.  It was […]

Four years ago in South Africa, the Dutch made an unexpected and incredible run to the World Cup Final.  Led by playmakers like Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben, the Netherlands played an attractive brand of football that took the Orange Army back to the glory days of Total Football.  With Spain’s renowned tiki-taka, fans were […]

Throughout the World Cup, we at 32 Flags will be giving you a complete recap of the action at the end of the day in our World Cup Roundup.  Not only will we run down the biggest winners and losers, but the highlights and most talked about moments of each day and a look ahead […]

The 2014 World Cup begins today as host nation Brazil takes on Croatia in the first of 64 matches that will decide the champion of the world.  But before we begin the journey of the 2014 World Cup, what better way to spend our last moments in anticipation before the first kick than by reliving […]

In a previous preview, we’ve already mentioned Group B as the group of intrigue.  However, Group D can also lay claim to being one of the most fascinating groups in this year’s World Cup.  Once again, conventional wisdom sees Group D with three heavyweights (England, Italy, Uruguay) and one cagey, potential spoiler (Costa Rica).  However, […]

While Group G may get the “Group of Death” label here in the states with the USA having to battle through Germany, Portugal, and Ghana, Group B also could lay claim to that title.  Although it’s not likely all four teams here in the second group have a realistic chance of advancing (sorry, Socceroos) there […]

A couple weeks ago on ESPN’s news magazine program E:60, reporter Jeremy Schaap filed an incredible piece of journalism.  The veteran reporter traveled to Qatar to investigate the mistreatment and deaths of migrant workers who are building Qatar’s stadiums for the 2022 World Cup.  Of course, that’s if they get to host it after the […]

The news of more factual evidence to corroborate the long held belief that Qatar bought the 2022 World Cup was met with a jaded sense of joy from all corners of the globe.  In one respect, here represents the best case yet that proves FIFA’s corruption.  On the other hand, there certainly is a “well, […]

Match fixing in soccer is a serious, widespread concern for the sport.  And with World Cup teams playing meaningless friendlies against teams not competing in Brazil, it presents opportunities that are ripe for the picking for fixing the outcome. The Scotland-Nigeria friendly played at London’s Craven Cottage was “red flagged” according to The Scotsman because […]