The eyes of the soccer world are on Brazil this weekend. The World Cup finals have arrived.
Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Germany plays Argentina–the only teams left standing after two years of competition to get to the championship game.
Next year something similar–though on a smaller scale, at least when it comes to the size of the world-wide audience–will occur.
Care to take a guess on where and when the next FIFA World Cup championship game will be played?
If you answered Vancouver, British Columbia on July 5, 2015, you can count yourself more than just a casual soccer fan.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is coming to Canada next summer, beginning June 6.
A total of 52 matches will be played over 30 days in six Canadian cities. For the first time, the 2015 tournament will welcome 24 teams from around the world, a milestone in women’s football.
As the hosts, Canada have been named as the A1 seeds. That means they will play their first two group matches in Edmonton.
Many believe the Canadians–at the very least–have an outside shot at the title. The Canadian team is currently ranked seventh by FIFA. The Canadians led by Christine Sinclair, who many believe to be world’s top female player.
The official draw for the tournament takes place this December 6th at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.
Meanwhile, back to the present.
Brandon Hicks of CBC Sports reports that German players revealed that when they went into the dressing room at half-time of their 7-1 defeat of Brazil on Tuesday, they made a pact to not “humiliate” the World Cup hosts.
That meant no showboating or any attempt to rub salt in the wounds of a shattered nation.
Germany did appear to take the pressure down a few notches in the second half, but they still scored two more goals.
Following the match, the distraught Brazilian players were consoled many German players.
If their result Tuesday’s was a surprise rout, the Germans are well aware that they must now deal with Lionel Messi, the Argentine striker generally considered the world’s best player
As we hear in this report from the CBC, first centre back Benedikt Hoewedes and striker Miroslav Klose know full well what they will be up against.
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