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# 2014 World Cup

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## 2014 World Cup


* ![Brazil and the World Cup](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9058f901ff18c01/69869b2b55a859e33ea81bbb/140709-brazil-world-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 10, 2014  
## [Brazil Moves From Sadness to Acceptance in Its World Cup Loss](https://time.com/2971068/brazil-moves-from-sadness-to-acceptance-in-its-world-cup-loss/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![Belgiumís Marouane Fellaini laughs during a training session at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 16, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39dc1247778d24d4/69869b1a361760302290cfcb/8world_cup_hair.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2014  
## [World Cup Players' Crazy Haircuts](https://time.com/2970581/world-cup-haircuts/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![ISS International Space Station](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbdd0bfed780d87f6/69869b17810bbbde0cc9289d/iss-astronauts-time-interview.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2014  
## [TIME Chats With International Space Station Crew](https://time.com/2970293/time-space-station-video/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Jeffrey Kluger
* ![World Cup Team Germany](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5fe7f19ca93a1357/69869b0fcd6848982609594b/world-cup-german-team-brazil-loss.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2014  
## [Blitz Breakdown: How Mighty Germany Ripped Apart Brazil](https://time.com/2970203/world-cup-germany-brazil-goals/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Sports Illustrated
* ![Fire department personnel work to retrieve a car from underneath a collapsed bridge in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday, July 3, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc21fa9cacdd6db6e/69869a87f983e7126104eaf3/brazil-wcup-overpass-_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 3, 2014  
## [A World Cup Overpass Collapses In Brazil, Killing 2](https://time.com/2955157/2-dead-19-injured-in-world-cup-highway-collapse/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Eliana Dockterman  
* ![Tim Howard](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb86d8d706e200b34/69869a4755a8590168a81a5d/tim-howard-secretary-defense.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 2, 2014  
## [Soccer Fans: Tim Howard for Secretary of Defense](https://time.com/2949434/world-cup-2014-football-soccer-tim-howard/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Abby Abrams
* ![FIFA World Cup Brazil Netherlands-Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfba6551fd75fd3c6/698699f106f2c169a432fb9d/fifa-world-cup-netherlands-mexico.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 30, 2014  
## [The World Cup Tactical Trend Yielding the Most Success](https://time.com/2941273/world-cup-three-center-backs/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Sports Illustrated
* ![Brazil Soccer WCup Algeria Russia](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff3643165d900553/698699a8169ab00a3127a1d9/algeria-world-cup-ramadan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 27, 2014  
## [Muslim World Cup Players Weigh Options for Ramadan](https://time.com/2933705/world-cup-ramadan/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Aleksandra Gjorgievska
* ![Castellers Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls start to form a human tower called "castells" during the Sant Joan festival at Plaza del Blat square in Valls](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32e0658c246d3569/6986997b06f2c107ef32fab5/2014-06-24t171609z_554969471_gm1ea6p03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 27, 2014  
## [TIME's Best Pictures of the Week](https://time.com/2928837/pictures-of-the-week-12/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![Lionel Messi](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f99bf25147bf618/6986997135ba6f686fc02c81/messi.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 26, 2014  
## [12 World Cup Teams and Their Tech Company Equivalents](https://time.com/2925260/world-cup-teams-tech-companies/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by TIME Staff  
* ![Will Ferrell is promoting Anchorman 2](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19d098c2c0b9d019/6986995d169ab03b2727a141/453294827.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 26, 2014  
## [Will Ferrell Crashed a World Cup Fan Event and Everyone Freaked Out](https://time.com/2927188/will-ferrell-crashed-a-world-cup-fan-event-and-everyone-freaked-out/)  
by Samantha Grossman
* ![Barcelona's Neymar, left, celebrates with teammate Lionel Messi after scoring his side's first goal during a match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on April 1, 2014](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c4a79b20fb1c437/69869956cd68486aa6095697/ap711283694022.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 26, 2014  
## [Messi vs. Neymar Has the Makings of a Classic World Cup Duel](https://time.com/2926064/messi-vs-neymar-has-the-makings-of-a-classic-world-cup-duel/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Per Liljas
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 24, 2014  
## [Lightning Strikes Spanish World Cup Team's Plane](https://time.com/2918126/spain-world-cup-lightning-plane/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Laura Stampler
* ![U.S. midfielder Graham Zusi \(right\) and US defender Fabian Johnson \(left\) defend against Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo \(second from right\) during a Group G match between USA and Portugal at the Amazonia Arena in Manaus during the 2014 FIFA World C](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc7193e29674a11c/698698c513c79f7700192c3c/cristiano-ronaldo-brazil-world-cup-2014.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 23, 2014  
## [Portugal Ties U.S. 2-2 With Last-Minute Header](https://time.com/2910315/last-minute-header-salvages-2-2-draw-for-portugal-against-the-u-s/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bill Saporito
* ![A fan holds up a trophy before the 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match between England and Italy at the Amazonia arena in Manaus on June 14, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb00ba599d3e677c/6986989bcd804d9f40ccb92e/world-cup-trophy001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 20, 2014  
## [World Cup Trophy Replicas From Around the World](https://time.com/2905167/world-cup-throphy/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by TIME Photo

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