A Finale worthy of the Maracana

The entire tournament has been unpredictable but Germnay’s Mario Goetze Andre Schuerrle are looking at another decade or more of glorious careers, says Mauktik Kulkarni. At the start of this......

Blasted in Belo Horizonte

With a well-oiled midfield and strikers of the calibre of Thomas Muller and Miroslav Klose, the Germans will start the title match against Argentina as favourites, says Mauktik Kulkarni.  Lush......

Brazil vs Chile: Up in the Air

Mauktik Kulkarni is an author, movie-maker, travel buff and sports enthusiast. He will be traveling to Brazil for the World Cup and report for Rediff.com from there during the knock-out......

One of the most open World Cups in recent memory

As much as I would love to witness a Brazil-Argentina final at the Copacabana beach, Colombia, Germany, the Netherlands and Argentina look like the semi-finalists. And if Argentina peaks at the......

In Colombia, forgetting Pablo Escobar

Colombia are on the verge of a berth in the knock-out round. It is probably the end of an era for the Spanish La Roja and a new beginning for Colombia, says Mauktik Kulkarni  It is......