The Nielsen company said Monday that 26.5 million people in the U.S. watched the World Cup final that Germany won over Argentina 1-0 a day earlier, setting a U.S viewership record for soccer.
Mario Goetze volleyed in the winning goal in extra time to give Germany its fourth World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday.
Goetze controlled the ball with his chest and then shot past Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero in the 113th minute
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Following a Tuesday semifinal that saw eight goals scored, the other half of the World Cup final four was a much different story. Argentina and the Netherlands went to penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes and it was Argentina advancing 4-2...
Argentina reached its fourth World Cup final on Wednesday after topping the Netherlands, 4-2, in a penalty kick shootout following a 0-0 draw in 120 minutes of play at the Arena de Sao Paulo.
Tuesday's semifinal saw an absurd eight goals scored in 90 minutes, while Wednesday's fixture was a much more tactical affair that was decided by a pair of saves from Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero in the
With Neymar out injured, just about everyone in Brazil knew it would be tough against Germany.
Nobody ever expected this.
The Germans tore apart Brazil's porous defense time and time again Tuesday, routing the hosts 7-1 in the World Cup semifinals, the largest margin of defeat at this stage in the history of the tournament
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The World Cup is down to its final eight teams. All of them are dreaming about being champions.
Here's how the bracket breaks down. Host country Brazil faces Columbia, with the winner playing either France or Germany in the semifinals...
Imagine what it must feel like to walk out onto a beautiful soccer field, in a stadium packed with fans, holding hands with a World Cup soccer star! It must be the thrill of their young lives, for 1,408 children selected by McDonald's--who hail from 70 countries--experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
The U.S. is moving on to the knockout stage of the World Cup despite a 1-nil loss to Germany in its final match of group play. The Americans finished second in Group G and advance on goal differential following Portugal's 2-1 win over Ghana...
Uruguay's Luis Suarez taking a bite out of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the 1-0 loss, which knocked the Italians out of the World Cup, brings back memories of some of some of the most infamous cases of high profile biting incidents in recent memory.