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…
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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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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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Paraguay 0-0 Japan (5-3 on penalties) As with Uruguay v. South Korea, this was always going to be the appetizer to the main course later in the day. But the…
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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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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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…
Dave Lifton
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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…
Dave Lifton
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Popdose’s daily recap of the action at the World Cup and a preview of tomorrow’s games.
Dave Lifton
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It’s World Cup time! Catch up with Dave Lifton’s coverage — and read his first round of previews — right here.
Dave Lifton
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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…
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