Alves Believes Warm-Up Matches Count For Nothing

Brazil defender Dani Alves has claimed that the victories in the warmup matches count for nothing, as they need to perform well in the actual tournament. Brazil have been doing well in recent friendly matches, while the results from the pre-tournament matches have also been excellent as well. Despite this, there is a concern that …

PRESSURE BUILDS

The pressure is building upon the managers who have to select their list of 23 players which will represent their respective countries for the 2014 World Cup but there is no nation that has more pressure and expectations than Brazil. Brazil will be surrounded by their home fans and home turf but the factor that …

GERMANY CAN WIN

Former German international Lothar Matthaus says that his nation has a great chance of winning the World Cup 2014 because he does not think Spain are the best possible shape right now. Spain come into the tournament as the outright favourites according to the bookmakers, but they are not stable or perfect as they have …