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June 25, 2014
Miles Kohrman
Dear World Cup: You’re Using the Wrong Tiebreaker
For short competitions, head-to-head is better than goal difference
June 25, 2014
Andrew Helms
Every Team that's Played in Manaus Has Lost The Next Game. Is the USMNT Next?
The myth of the Manaus hangover
June 25, 2014
Yannis Palaiologos
Greece Make It to the Last 16—And Score a Goal, Too!
Who said the Greeks only play boring soccer?
June 25, 2014
Luke Dempsey
"As You Bite It": Uruguay-Italy through Shakespeare
For never was a story of more woe...
June 24, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos: The World Cup City That Every Other City on the Planet Could Learn From
Matthew Niederhauser’s World Cup Photo Diary: Day Seven
June 24, 2014
Elaine Teng
Nervous for U.S. vs. Germany? Wait Until You See These Numbers
But there's some good news too.
June 24, 2014
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
Why Is the American Media So Obsessed with Karim Benzema?
France has a great team this year. Don't sell the other guys short.
June 23, 2014
Brenda J. Elsey
A Team to Charm Even the Chilean Left
La Roja have a country in the international headlines for happier reasons
June 23, 2014
Alex Massie
Maybe Cristiano Ronaldo Isn't the Answer, He's the Problem
Would Portugal be better without him?
June 23, 2014
Fernando Rodriguez-Vila
The Portugal Game Will Make U.S. Soccer Converts Appreciate One of the Sport's Great Pleasures: The Gut-Wrenching Draw
Still can't stop thinking about it, can you?
June 23, 2014
Kevin Alexander
The U.S. Should Have Won the Group of Death
We believed that we would win
June 22, 2014
Daniel Campos
Towards an Ethic of World Cup Fandom
A philosopher in Brazil ruminates on how to be a good fan
June 21, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos: Brazilian Vendors, Sticking it to FIFA, Set Up a DIY Fan Fest of Their Own
Matthew Niederhauser’s World Cup Photo Diary: Day Five
June 20, 2014
Elizabeth Winkler
A Less Smooth Soccer Ball is Actually More Predictable When It's Kicked
Science explains pressure distribution shifts!
June 20, 2014
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Knausgaard on Angel Di Maria: Looks Like Kafka, Plays Like A Dream
"The first time I saw him play, I thought, That's my man."
June 20, 2014
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
After Their South African Disaster, Will France Hold It Together This World Cup?
Looks like it, at least on Twitter
June 20, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
At This World Cup, England Fans Get Their Disillusionment in First
Low expectations, duly met
June 20, 2014
Leon Krauze
Luis Suarez Is a Beast
On the taxonomy of strikers, the Uruguay star is an apex predator
June 20, 2014
Shaj Mathew
Why Did Borges Hate Soccer?
Mass culture was anathema to the Argentine writer
June 19, 2014
Elaine Teng
Wayne Rooney Not Scoring for England, in GIFs
Forty-one goals in international matches, 40 of which were not scored in the World Cup

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