Gary Meenaghan

'Four goals in 20 minutes turned a balanced encounter in a thrilling tie' writes Gary Meenaghan from Brazil, where Germany and Ghana drew 2-2 on Saturday night.

'We were tactically perfect,' Asamoah Gyan tells Gary Meenaghan in Brazil after Ghana's 2-2 draw with Germany, 'Now we have to go all out against Portugal.'

With Ramadan set to overlap with the Fifa World Cup for the first time in 28 years, Gary Meenaghan explores the issue and speaks to some of football’s key figures to gauge the mood.

Even for a World Cup that has routinely roused and proved well worth the four-year wait, Germany v Ghana was special.

'A solid, steady goalkeeper is a key ingredient to any team's success,' writes Gary Meenaghan, and, with that in mind, witnessing Costa Rica soar with Navas, Italy should see the current limitations of Buffon a little more clearly now.

'Two games, two goals and two wins,' writes Gary Meenaghan, are the achievements Rodriguez has to his name as one of the standout performers at the 2014 World Cup so far.

Colombia are solid favourites to win Group C after their 2-1 win on Thursday over Ivory Coast. 'It is a great pleasure to see Colombia at this level' says Coach Jose Pekerman, speaking to Gary Meenaghan in Brazil.

Gary Meenaghan files the 10th World Cup Diary entry from Brasilia, where he learned the Colombian wave is far superior to its Mexican cousin.

The Monaco man scored once and assisted on the winner as Colombia beat Ivory Coast 2-1 on Thursday at the 2014 World Cup. Gary Meenaghan reports from Brasilia, Brazil.

Gary Meenaghan files from Brazil, where he found you have to get creative with accommodations in the Amazon.

Bearing in mind USA were arguably handed the worst World Cup draw and have taken a youthful team to gain experience, there is a reason for much celebration.

He has already seen his Wikipedia entry updated to include a line proclaiming him the 'the greatest American since Abraham Lincoln'. Such hyperbole is humorous, but beating Ghana is no mean feat.

Gary Meenaghan reports from Natal, where USA play Ghana on Monday, and finds no shortage of American supporters.

Lionel Messi scored Argentina's winning goal against Bosnia, but the critics will not quieten until he wins the World Cup, writes Gary Meenaghan from Natal.

After scoring in the Champions League and orchestrating an all-time World Cup shock, writes Gary Meenaghan, Costa Rica's Joel Campbell has announced his arrival to world football.