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Because of his great defense at the World Cup, U.S. Soccer Goalkeeper Tim Howard became an instant sensation.  People were so impressed that various memes were even created about him.

The biggest thing to take away from the performance of the United States national at this year's World Cup it that Jurgen Klinsmann definitely has the team heading in the right direction.  While some huge names from this year's team will have probably seen their last World Cup appearance, the perfor…

We have now reached the Quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup Brazil.  The Round of 16 provided many moments of excitement and some near upsets.  Five of the eight matches went to extra time, two went all the way to penalty kick shootouts, and two had all the goals scored in extra time...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — FIFA has asked a German magazine to provide details of all its conversations with convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal to prove its claim that a World Cup game could have been fixed.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Disappointed South Korean fans have expressed their anger toward the national team as it made its return home following an early exit from the World Cup in Brazil.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Switzerland officials say the older brother of coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has died on the eve of the team's second-round match against Argentina.

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has passed the 1 billion mark in World Cup interactions.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Luis Suarez has issued an apology to Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini for biting him during a World Cup match and vowed never to do it again.

It was the bite seen around the world, but now it is the internet sensation taking over social media. Watch out for soccer star, Luis Suarez!

Well two weeks have passed and we now have the round of 16 set.  We have also seen all the teams play three games apiece; that's enough time to know if teams advanced on just overall talent or because of cohesive, hard teamwork.  Factor in what teams may be missing key players due to either injury o…