Coming into the 2014 World Cup, the biggest question would be which world-renowned star finally grabbed hold of the brass ring on the biggest stage in soccer. Would it be the best player in the world – Lionel Messi.  A player who has set records for Barcelona, yet failed to produce his absolute best for […]

The hurt, the agony and the disappointment of being just this close in the round of 16 has begun to subside and it has me thinking ahead. After all, there were a lot of positives to take away from the 2014 World Cup performance for the United States. Whether it was Jermaine Jones emerging as […]

After reflecting on the USA’s 2-1 extra time loss to Belgium and what it means in the bigger picture of American soccer, there’s an uncomfortable truth fans have to face. The USMNT is still a long way from realistically contending to win the World Cup. Don’t get me wrong, the effort put forth against Belgium […]

The FIFA rankings won’t be officially updated until after the World Cup but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun and figure out who currently is the best team in the world (according to FIFA). T1) Colombia – 1555 points currently – 1137 points before World Cup – 8th before WC T1) Argentina – […]

Without Tim Howard, this could have been a much different game leaving fans with a much different sentiment towards the US team and perhaps a much more pessimistic view of the US’s future prospects on the international soccer scene. But Tim Howard was a beast. Rarely going a more than a couple minutes without an […]

This article has been sponsored by AT&T. As the World Cup rolls along, Xbox has begun to air an online series called Every Street United, which aims to find “the fiercest street soccer warriors” from around the world. A new episode airs online each Sunday, and features Thierry Henry and Edgar Davids mentoring the players. […]

OK England, we get it…you invented the sport we all love, your top league is the most popular in the world and you think its your birth right to win the World Cup. Too bad all of that hasn’t translated in to anything of note over the past decade or two on the international soccer […]

Luis Suarez’s penchant for human flesh is well documented, but since being caught biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini in Uruguay’s 1-0 win over the Azzurri he wasn’t much for apologies. That changed on Monday as the player finally issued a public apology. Wait, we thought you just “lost your balance” there Mr. Suarez. If that’s the […]

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 […]