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Germany
17 Articles
Dave Lifton
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Uruguay 2-3 Germany The third-place game is FIFA’s way of telling two teams, “That’s OK. We can just cuddle,” and the only reason I’m covering this game is because I…
Dave Lifton
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Germany 0-1 Spain The soccer world, including myself, had bought so into this concept of a New Germany – one that reflects a more open society than we’ve been accustomed…
Dave Lifton
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Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands Usually in soccer, the phrase “Let the old defender who played for years in Scotland shoot from distance” is a good defensive strategy. But for Uruguay, it…
Dave Lifton
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Argentina 0-4 Germany Germany might not have played a traditional Teutonic style, but their tactics today were straight out of their playbook: score early, sit back and counter strongly. Part…
Dave Lifton
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Netherlands 2-1 Brazil This matchup of two of the most celebrated diving/soccer teams lived up to its billing. It helped that Brazil took advantage of Holland’s defense napping early on….
Dave Lifton
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Germany 4-1 England This is going to be remembered as the game in which the ghosts of 1966 were evoked as payback in this famous rivalry. But even if Frank…
Dave Lifton
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My apologies for the lack of updates over the past few days. As much as I love the World Cup, I was on the verge of becoming a full-on soccer…
Dave Lifton
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Ghana 0-1 Germany Australia 2-1 Serbia The second set of games of the day were no less thrilling – four teams, all of whom were still capable of advancing. The…
Dave Lifton
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It’s tough to follow two games simultaneously. Over the years I’ve found that the best way for me to do this is to put the game I want to see…
Dave Lifton
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Germany 0-1 Serbia I disagree with the conventional wisdom on the sending off of Miroslav Klose. Yes, it was harsh, but he was already on a yellow, and you don’t…
Dave Lifton
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Argentina 4-1 South Korea Questions about whether or not Maradona could mold this offense into a cohesive unit were answered with another thrilling display. It helps when you get an…
Dave Lifton
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Algeria 0-1 Slovenia The things I do for you people. When people talk about why they don’t like soccer, it’s because they’ve seen games like this – played between the…
Dave Lifton
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Every Friday throughout the World Cup, WNYC’s excellent Soundcheck program will focus on the music of the nations at the World Cup. Check out the first installment here. South Korea…
Dave Lifton
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Remember that there’s still time to join the Yahoo Fantasy Group for Popdose readers. The password is “popdose.” Group C (world ranking in parentheses): Algeria (30): Alphabetically, they’re first in…
Ann Logue
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Abraham Lincoln was born 201 years ago last week. He was America’s greatest president because he took charge in a time of crisis, a civil war that seems unimaginable in…
Ann Logue
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Because I’m geeky that way, I’ve been working through Robert Skidelsky’s biography of John Maynard Keynes. In some circles, Keynes is just as bad as Darwin, a godless heathen taking…
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