Fans Gather In Brickell To Watch World Cup Quarterfinal Action
It's the Fourth of July, and while America may be out of the World Cup, soccer-enthusiasts are still gathering to watch the games.
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It's the Fourth of July, and while America may be out of the World Cup, soccer-enthusiasts are still gathering to watch the games.
Germany reached the semifinals for a fourth straight World Cup by beating France 1-0 Friday in a cagey match settled by a first-half header from Mats Hummels.
A European presence in the World Cup semifinals is assured as Germany and France meet at the Maracana on Friday, looking to shrug off stumbling wins in the second round that exposed frailties in both teams.
You'll notice the ratings for this World Cup are highest in the Northeast, where folks try rather hard to look most enlightened. And you may also notice by the time the U.S. team lost to Belgium, some of them had already jumped ship.
When it comes to the knockout stages of the World Cup, wins are worth more than style. That was on full display Monday when Germany labored to a 2-1 extra-time win over an aggressive Algeria side to reach the tournament's quarterfinals for the ninth consecutive time.
It was back in 1982 that Germany and Austria played out what went down in the history books as the "Disgrace of Gijon" to eliminate Algeria from the World Cup. On Monday in Porto Alegre, Algeria faces Germany for the first time since that infamous match - with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line.
Joachim Loew didn't just battle the U.S., he did so while dealing with his nemesis...rain. Here's the 8 times Germany's head coach Joachim Loew was over the rain in Recife, Brazil...
Thomas Mueller scored his fourth goal of the World Cup on Friday as Germany defeated the United States 1-0 to win Group G ahead of the Americans, who also advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup despite losing.
There won't be friendly phone calls, there won't be any dirty deals. That's the promise from both sides ahead of Germany's final Group G match against the United States.
Fans of the World Cup gathered in sports bars and restaurants Sunday afternoon in preparation for the USA taking on Portugal.
Soccer fans around South Florida came together Saturday to watch the World Cup action happening in Brazil from local bars and restaurants.
Ghana held Germany to a 2-2 draw on Saturday despite veteran striker Miroslav Klose coming on as a substitute to tie the World Cup scoring record with the equalizer in their Group G match.
Twitter and Facebook lit up in a World Cup frenzy this week as millions of people around the world took to social media to share in the ups and downs of the matches.
The players and coaches have been channeling their inner spiritual animal this year.
South Florida soccer fans are buzzed and energized as the U.S. team gears up for its first world cup match.
Thomas Mueller scored a hat trick as Germany turned on its style and power to rout 10-man Portugal 4-0 in their World Cup Group G opener on Monday.
Martin Kaymer produced one of the most unlikely pars on the 17th green at the TPC Sawgrass without ever going in the water. It carried him to a one-shot victory Sunday in The Players Championship that was emotional in so many ways.
New numbers released Monday show the number of U.S. visitors to Cuba continues to rise despite a more than five-decade long embargo that is still in place.
An Italian former executive was extradited to the U.S. to face charges in an alleged global price-fixing conspiracy.
Adolph Hitler and his axis of evil incarnate exterminated six million Jews, packing them into rail cars and off to the concentration camps and the gas chambers and the ovens that awaited.
With three World Cups under the collective belts, the German national football team is one of the most successful soccer clubs in the world.
Victor Cynamon has a story to share...and he tells it to young people every time he has the chance. He survived the holocaust, he's one of the few in his family who did. "How many in people in your family did you lose?" asked CBS 4's Ted Scouten. "40 or 50," Cynamon said.
Check out these great events for an authentic Oktoberfest experience whether you are born in Germany, a descendant or simply responsibly enjoying Bavarian beers.
Another of the world's wonders is leaning and that got to make you wonder what's going on with the ground in Italy.
South Florida's lifeblood is the tourism industry, with foreign tourists making up a large portion of the travelers. That's why France's election and a new sentiment popping up in Europe could impact South Florida and both political parties in the United States.
