Germany is to receive a cool $35 million for defeating Argentina in extra time on Sunday, which is touted to be the biggest prize in World Cup history. Germany's cash prize easily toppled the prize received by the previous world cup champs, Spain, back in 2010.
Polygon, on a tip by NeoGAF user WarpathDC, the playable demo content for FIFA 14 showed a price listing of $6.65 for Australian accounts upon checking and $4.99 for North American users. The demo, along with the one for EA Sports UFC, should have been playable for free.
Medical experts in the mainland have blamed the increasing number of deaths to this year's World Cup. Moreover, the experts also said that the country, sadly, has not done enough progress on the mental illness field, which is also seen as a contributing factor to the suicide number.
On Tuesday, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke expressed his concerns in a televised interview about the level of drunkenness in Brazil following the world soccer body's special consideration to sell alcohol at World Cup venues. Valcke also pointed the link between inebriation and violence.
