Gary Meenaghan

What will the tournament's opening games hold for Ivory Coast, Colombia, Greece and Japan?

Many famous figures have graced the Emirates footballing scene and the World Cup. Here Gary Meenaghan picks his best team, coached by 1990 hero Carlos Alberto Parreira.

Gary Meenaghan's look inside Group C – Ivory Coast, Japan, Greece, Colombia – at the 2014 World Cup. Part 3 of 8 in the run-up to Brazil 2014's June 12 kickoff.

Award-winning football movie based in Iraq and aided by Dubai company will make the rounds in Brazil, writes Gary Meenaghan.

Reporting from Sao Paulo, Gary Meenaghan writes about how the crown jewel of Brazil's World Cup showcase is still being polished with only days left before kickoff.

In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, The National’s Gary Meenaghan looks back at the figures of World Cups past who, while not necessarily the greatest the game has ever seen, were among football’s most interesting characters.

What will the tournament's opening games hold for Brazil, Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon?

In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, The National’s Gary Meenaghan looks back at the figures of World Cups past who, while not necessarily the greatest the game has ever seen, were among football’s most interesting characters.

The National's Gary Meenaghan looks back at the figures of World Cups past who, while not necessarily the greatest the game has ever seen, were among football's most interesting characters.

In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, The National’s Gary Meenaghan looks back at the figures of World Cups past who, while not necessarily the greatest the game has ever seen, were among football’s most interesting characters.

In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, The National’s Gary Meenaghan looks back at the figures of World Cups past who, while not necessarily the greatest the game has ever seen, were among football’s most interesting characters.

In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, The National’s Gary Meenaghan looks back at the figures of World Cups past who, while not necessarily the greatest the game has ever seen, were among football’s most interesting characters.

In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, The National’s Gary Meenaghan looks back at the figures of World Cups past who, while not necessarily the greatest the game has ever seen, were among football’s most interesting characters.

In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, The National’s Gary Meenaghan looks back at the figures of World Cups past who, while not necessarily the greatest the game has ever seen, were among football’s most interesting characters.