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Mario Gotze came off the bench to score the winner for Germany against Argentina in 2014. Here, he looks back on his career ...

Some 7,000 former footballers and coaches are part of the club, with all expenses paid, free game tickets and no obligation to say 'yes'

Stringent anti-drone measures have been in place during the tournament ...

Head coach remains wounded by the nature of the defeat to Argentina, despite ending the World Cup win a win over France ...

This is the first World Cup final between two nations which speak the same language since 1930 -- and one word may dominate the discourse ...

The 46-year-old is the first person from Slovenia to take charge of the world's biggest football fixture.

A chaotic mess of a match between England and France was the kind of flawed fun you want in a third-placed playoff ...

The striker's genius did not depend on World Cup success but France's failure to win a third title will be a gnawing regret ...

Cifuentes is set to take over for Phil Neville, who was dismissed by the club prior to the World Cup break ...

Analysing the major talking points from a breathtaking World Cup third-placed playoff in Miami ...