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June 30, 2014

This Time, the Dutch Did Not Capitulate in Fortaleza

Their battle plan wilted in the heat, but Holland exhales into the quarterfinals

June 28, 2014

A Tale of Two Halves: On Brazil's Nail-biting Victory over Chile

Much like the country, Brazil's performance against Chile was both heaven and hell

June 14, 2014

A Stake Through Tiki-Taka's Heart

And didn't it feel good.

June 11, 2014

This Is the Team That Actually Invented Total Football

They did it in stadium known as Wankdorf (some things a nine-year-old doesn't forget)

July 1, 2010

January 6, 1992

Christopher Columbus Was Both a Crusader and a Villain

But his story is too complicated to only use dichotomies.