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World Cup of Cars: Spain vs. Chile

World Cup of Cars: Spain vs. Chile

In the wonderful world of soccer (sorry, football, that is [even though it’s really called soccer]) today, we’re gearing up for the Spain vs. Chile World Cup match. While it’s looking like Spain may have the upper hand on the field, is that necessarily so on the road? Let’s take a look. Playing for Spain […]

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World Cup of Cars: Australia vs. Netherlands

World Cup of Cars: Australia vs. Netherlands

Later today, Australia takes on the Netherlands in the second game of the group for each of the two teams. In the first round of matches, we saw Australia lose 3-1 to Chile, while the Netherlands kicked Spain’s derriere in spectacular fashion with a 5-1 win. Embarrassing stuff for the Spaniards, but one hell of […]

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World Cup of Cars: Russia vs. Korea Republic

World Cup of Cars: Russia vs. Korea Republic

South Korea is a national power in the making in more ways than one. It is the most wired company in the world, responsible for a number of technological innovations, some of the finest Starcraft players you’ll ever see, and hard working men and women who will not hesitate to drink you under the table. […]

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World Cup of Cars: Brazil vs. Mexico

World Cup of Cars: Brazil vs. Mexico

In today’s Brazil vs. Mexico World Cup match, the host country takes on a seemingly weaker competitor. During qualifying matches, Brazil claimed 22 wins and 71 goals while Mexico only scraped by with about half of each of those figures. But in the World Cup of Cars series, those stats don’t matter. We want to […]

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World Cup of Cars: Belgium vs. Algeria

World Cup of Cars: Belgium vs. Algeria

Typically Belgian things include fries with mayonnaise, waffles, beer, and statues of little boys peeing. Normally when you think of Belgium, football skills don’t pop into your mind. However, you would be wrong, because Belgium has made it to the World Cup with some world class players like Adnan Januzaj who plays for Manchester United, […]

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World Cup of Cars: Ghana vs. USA

World Cup of Cars: Ghana vs. USA

It’s the day you’ve all been pretending that you’ve been waiting for in an effort to seem more cultured: the United States Men’s National Team will charge into Estádio das Dunas, Natal to take on Ghana in their first match in Group G. Sure, it’s Monday, but that doesn’t mean you won’t head out to […]

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World Cup of Cars: Germany vs. Portugal

World Cup of Cars: Germany vs. Portugal

After an exciting weekend of football, the first match of the week sees Germany take on Portugal. The two teams are in Group G—otherwise known as the Group of Death because of the unusual number of highly-acclaimed teams. While both teams are strong, Germany would appear to have the upper hand after scoring 25 goals […]

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World Cup of Cars: Iran vs. Nigeria

World Cup of Cars: Iran vs. Nigeria

Today, Iran and Nigeria go head-to-head on the field, but the real question is, who comes out on top when we pit the cars of Iran and Nigeria against one another. For the World Cup of Cars: Iran vs. Nigeria match, we’re taking one of the most popular models from each country and letting them […]

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World Cup of Cars: Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina

World Cup of Cars: Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina

The exciting first weekend of World Cup play draws to a close tonight with a matchup that pits Argentina against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Naturally, a great deal of the focus in tonight’s game falls squarely on the shoulders of arguably the best footballer of this day and age, Lionel Messi. Messi enters Estádio Maracanã tonight with one […]

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World Cup of Cars: France vs. Honduras

World Cup of Cars: France vs. Honduras

One of today’s World Cup hot matches is France vs. Honduras. There’s no telling who could come out on top on the field, but how about on the road? In this World Cup of Cars segment, we’ll delve into two automobiles, one representing France and the other Honduras, to determine which country will come out […]

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World Cup of Cars: Switzerland vs. Ecuador

World Cup of Cars: Switzerland vs. Ecuador

When you think of Switzerland, you probably think of Swiss cheese, Julie Andrews, or Swiss bank accounts. But the country is a lot more than that—their football team has top-seed status, losing just one match in 18 over a two-year period. Today, Switzerland takes on #26 Ecuador in a match that is sure to be […]

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World Cup of Cars: England vs. Italy

World Cup of Cars: England vs. Italy

In a match that’s sure to end in tears for fans of one of these two countries, England will take on the Italians at 6 p.m. Eastern today. Between the two teams, each played 24 matches total in qualifying rounds, with Italy taking nine wins to England’s eight. However, England scored 30 total goals, compared […]

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World Cup of Cars: Cote D’Ivoire vs. Japan

World Cup of Cars: Cote D’Ivoire vs. Japan

Tonight’s World Cup matchup pits Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) against Japan at Arena Pernambuco, Recife. This is an interesting matchup for our World Cup of Cars in that it’s hard to determine just where to go with Japan: Toyota is the biggest automaker in the world, Nissan and Subaru have some of the most ambitious […]

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World Cup of Cars: Uruguay vs. Costa Rica

World Cup of Cars: Uruguay vs. Costa Rica

One of today’s World Cup matches is Uruguay vs. Costa Rica. It doesn’t seem like much of an even match, however. Uruguay claimed 6 wins in the qualifying season while Costa Rica came up with zero, and scored only about half as many goals as its competitor. While the soccer match between the two countries […]

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World Cup of Cars: Columbia vs. Greece

World Cup of Cars: Columbia vs. Greece

Welcome to day three of the 2014 World Cup, and also of our new series, the World Cup of Cars. Today’s Columbia vs. Greece match will see the two countries battle it out to determine who will make it to the knockout stages. This is Greece’s third appearance at the World Cup and the team […]

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World Cup of Cars: Chile vs. Australia

World Cup of Cars: Chile vs. Australia

Chile and Australia will be getting underway here in just a little bit, and it stands to be an exciting night cap for Friday’s World Cup proceedings. The matchup that pits two of the country’s best-selling cars against one another is…well…slightly less exciting in that it’s something of a given. In any case, here is […]

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World Cup of Cars: Spain vs. Netherlands

World Cup of Cars: Spain vs. Netherlands

Things are just heating up at the World Cup, but they’re also heating up under the hood in our World Cup of Cars series, where we pit popular car models from each competing country against each other to see who comes out on top. One of today’s anticipated games is Spain vs. Netherlands. The two […]

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World Cup of Cars

World Cup of Cars

Welcome to our series, the World Cup of Cars. In this series of articles, we take a look at some of the most popular vehicles from each country competing in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and pit them against each other to see who will be the ultimate winner. We’ll be updating daily, so […]