About a million jubilant fans lined the streets of Berlin to welcome home the German football team and their World Cup trophy on Tuesday.

Brazil’s World Cup experience has ended with more trauma after suffering a 3-0 defeat to Netherlands in a battle for third place.

Will the 2014 World Cup hosts manage to salvage some pride when they go against the Netherlands in the tournament’s third place play-off?

A lack of fandom in the capital city may turn the $900-million stadium into a white elephant.

The 2014 World Cup has seen unprecedented levels of outrage and debate over poverty, Fifa, commercialism … and occasionally football.

Castigated after France’s players boycotted training at the World Cup in South Africa, Patrice Evra has rebuilt his reputation under Didier Deschamps.

As the teams head into the quarterfinals, the stumbling heavywights have left the door open to Colombia, Belgium and even Costa Rica.

Looking for live broadcasts of the 2014 Fifa World Cup on the internet can cost money or leave a malicious programme on your computer, experts warn.

Luis Suarez has told Fifa that he "lost his balance" and "fell on top of his opponent". Uruguay is appealing his lengthy ban.

The old World Cup favourites are not all doing well, and Brazil’s tournament has seen surprises galore. What else is in store?

Indigenous Brazilians want to be respected, not saddled with "the world’s most expensive bird toilet".

The Red devils represent an ideal modern nation but ultimately merely mask the country’s division.

Seven goals conceded in 135 minutes of tournament football for Spain? How was that even possible?

This is Raheem Sterling’s first appearance before the media on England duty and it is impossible to get away from his boyishness.

German captain Philipp Lahm quite likes the high pressure on his team. He prefers to be one of the favourites, not one of the underdogs.

Brazil’s failure to score against Mexico in their second Group A match has dredged up long-standing concerns about a lack of mobility in the team.

While the hype of the World Cup steals the limelight in the media, demonstrators in Brazil continue to highlight social issues in the country.

Another World Cup, another whirlwind of sexist soccer remarks. But it’s the 21st century and female footie fans really do exist.

Five ambitious teams are in Brazil with the goal of becoming the continent’s first World Cup semifinalists.

The biggest clash of the opening weekend of the World Cup is a repeat of the 2010 final: Spain vs the Netherlands.