Dave, Melbourne,Australia
06-26-2014, 09:22 PM
The FIFA World Cup, held every 4th year and contested by 32 qualifying nations, is the world's biggest sporting event outside the Olympics. The one being hosted by Brazil 12Jun-13Jul2014 has seen Australia eliminated early and the USA advancing to a quarter-final with Belgium on Tuesday July 1 in Salvador (5pm local time). The other quarter-finals are Brazil v Chile, Colombia v Uruguay, Netherlands v Mexico, Costa Rica v Greece, France v Nigeria, Germany v Algeria and Argentina v Switzerland. The other countries eliminated early were Cameroon, Croatia, Spain (who won the last World Cup), Japan, Ivory Coast, England, Italy, Honduras, Ecuador, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Portugal, Ghana, South Korea and Russia. The final is on Sunday July 13 in Rio de Janeiro (4pm local time).