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World Cup: Matchday 16 Recaps and Matchday 17 Previews
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 zombie. Fortunately, shortly after
Read More »World Cup: Matchday 12 Recap and Matchday 13 Previews
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 game on my TV
Read More »World Cup: Matchday 11 Recap and Matchday 12 Previews
Portugal 7-0 North Korea Before North Korea’s opening game against Brazil, a friend retweeted something from someone he followed. The other person asked if it was OK to root for North Korea. My friend
Read More »World Cup: Matchday 7 Recap and Matchday 8 Previews
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 early own goal and
Read More »World Cup: Matchday 6 Recap and Matchday 7 Preview
Honduras 0-1 Chile After yesterday’s crapfests, it was a relief to see both teams flying around the field at a ridiculous pace, committed to playing attacking soccer (even if Honduras wasn’t very good at
Read More »World Cup: Matchday 2 Recap and Matchday 3 Preview
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 2-0 Greece Greece’s once
Read More »The World Cup: Groups A & B Previews
It only happens for one month every four years. No, it’s not Jeff Giles’ mom slashing her rates (that happens much more frequently). I’m talking, of course, about the planet’s largest sporting event, the
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