Brazil 2014 World Cup: World Record Breakers

 USA goalkeeper Tim Howard breaks the record for the most saves made in a single World Cup game.
The Everton shot-stopper's 16 saves against Belgium is more than any other player has made since records started being taken in 1966. Playing in perhaps his last major tournament for America at age 35, he eclipsed the 13 by Peru's Ramon Quiroga in 1978
Despite Howard's brilliant performance, America fell out of the competition Tuesday, 2-1 at the hands of Belgium in extra time. However, it could have easily gone 4-1 or 5-1 to the Red Devils if not for the in-goal heroics of U.S. keeper Tim Howard.

Mexico's Rafael Marquez made history by wearing the armband for Mexico in his fourth World Cup. It is the most World Cups at which a player has captained his squad.

Honduras- After a 3-0 defeat to France in its opener, Honduras matched the dubious mark previously set by Bolivia and Algeria for most consecutive World Cup matches without scoring at five - a streak that dated to the country's final game in 1982, included all group matches of 2010, and finally ended in a 2-1 loss to Ecuador in its follow-up to France.

Noel Valladares- It's also been a particularly popular World Cup for own goals. Noel Valladares (37 years, 43 days) of Honduras is the oldest player to score an own goal at the Cup, doing so against France,

Bosnia & Herzegovina's Sead Kolasinac scored the World Cup's fastest own goal at 2 min 10 sec. And keep on eye on the total of own goals - there have been five so far in the tournament, only one off the total record from France 1998.

 Brazil- the most successful World Cup outfit of all time, the Seleção continues to add to its impressive cadre of records. Just by appearing in the competition, Brazil has extended its record of most World Cup appearances by a team. It's the only nation to have appeared in all 20 of the tournaments.

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New release date for 'Fast and Furious 7'

 "Fast and Furious 7" will hit theaters in the U.S. a week earlier. The seventh installment of the "Fast and Furious" movie franchise was originally delayed from summer this year to April 10, 2015 after Paul Walker's tragic death, but now it's slated for April 3 next year.

Production for the movie has just wrapped, and director James Wan posted on Twitter a picture of himself posing with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. "Picture-wrap on @TheRock! One of the best peeps I've ever worked with. Laughter & professionalism! Let's do it again!" so he gushed.

Meanwhile, "Insidious Chapter 3" gets pushed back. The third entry of the Leigh Whannell horror movie series was initially set for April 3, 2015, but now has been postponed until May 29. Dermot Mulroney and Stefanie Scott are cast for the upcoming installment.

Also getting a release date is thriller "Black Sea" starring Scoot McNairy and Jude Law. It will open on January 23, 2015. Open Road Films' inspirational family flick "Little Boy" will arrive on February 27, and Ryan Reynolds-starrer "Selfless" follows on April 17.

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Kaka: Brazil yet to prove to be world cup favourite

Kaka believes his fellow Brazilians can win the World Cup -- if they can get past Colombia in the quarterfinals.
The midfielder, who recently signed with new MLS team Orlando City after missing out on Brazil's World Cup squad, said in an interview on ESPN that the Selecao still have plenty to prove after sneaking past Chile on penalties in the round of 16.
"I think Brazil has played some good games but Brazil has not convinced yet with good football," Kaka said. "But Brazil has a lot of talent. Neymar is playing good.
"I think the game against Colombia will be a nice challenge for us Brazilians because Colombia is doing so great in the competition. If we win against Colombia I think Brazil can arrive in the final and win the World Cup too."
Should Brazil get past Colombia on Friday, Kaka sees the only other South American team remaining as the biggest potential threat to ruining the host country's party.
"Maybe Argentina because one final between Brazil and Argentina in Brazil would be amazing as a final, but I can't imagine Argentina beating Brazil in the final," Kaka said.
Orlando City, who will begin play in MLS in 2015, unveiled Kaka as the club's first designated player on Monday. Kaka said playing in the United States fulfills a career goal.
"I said sometimes, a few times, that one day I'd like to play in the American league, in MLS,".
"And I think this time has arrived with Orlando because I'm a friend of Flavio [Augusto da Silva], the owner.
"I think Orlando has an amazing project and I've been convinced for this project. I think we can do a lot of good things together. I think this team has good potential to [show] America how fun is soccer. For a lot of reasons I've been convinced to play for Orlando next season."
Before joining Orlando City, Kaka will play on loan with Sao Paulo, the club with whom he began his youth and professional career before being sold to AC Milan in 2003.

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