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July 3, 2014
Elaine Teng
France-Germany Preview: Per Mertesacker Has a Cold
The two most complete teams in the World Cup meet in Friday's first quarterfinal
July 1, 2014
Andrew Helms
USA 3, Belgium 0! Or, Looking for Hope in the 1930 World Cup
Are you paying attention, Fabian Johnson and Clint Dempsey?
June 30, 2014
Yannis Palaiologos
Match Report: On Yesterday's Greek Tragedy
Greece comes to terms with the national team's World Cup exit
June 30, 2014
Leon Krauze
Teaching My Six-Year-Old Son About Mexico's Much Older World Cup Curse
Name your poison, we've taken it.
June 30, 2014
Jonathan Zimmerman
Stop Conflating World Cup Performance with National Character
Ghana's group stage failure isn't punishment for corruption. Nigeria's (relative) success isn't a salvo against Boko Haram.
June 30, 2014
Andrew Helms
Why U.S. Fans Should Hope for Less from Michael Bradley
The midfielder is covering way, way too much ground
June 30, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos: This Is How Brazilians Reacted When Their Team Won Its Shootout with Chile
Scenes from the FIFA Fanfest in Cuiabá. Matthew Niederhauser's Photo Diary, Day Ten
June 30, 2014
Simon Schama
This Time, the Dutch Did Not Capitulate in Fortaleza
Their battle plan wilted in the heat, but Holland exhales into the quarterfinals
June 30, 2014
Elaine Teng
James Rodriguez Is the Best Player of This World Cup
Even if Colombia loses, he's already done enough
June 29, 2014
Anna Hiatt, Miles Kohrman
Chicago Is Officially the Most Soccer-Drunk City in America. (Which Is Saying Something.)
All respect to Kansas City, New York and LA, but the photos do not lie
June 27, 2014
Elaine Teng
Charts: Messi and RVP are Having Brilliantly Efficient World Cups. Michael Bradley, Not So Much.
Miles run per goal scored, versus most miles run, period
June 26, 2014
Franklin Foer
Bravo, Klinsmann. And Look Out, Belgium!
It wasn't pretty, but we cheated (the Group of) Death
June 26, 2014
Kevin Alexander
USA-Germany Recap: 9 Takeaways On The Loss That Felt Like A Win
And on to the Round of 16 we go.
June 26, 2014
Alice Robb
Soccer Players Are Worried About the Heat in Brazil, But They Actually Run Faster When It's Hot
Scientists put soccer players in 109 degree heat. Here's what they found out.
June 24, 2014
Kevin Alexander
Forget Spain: Why I’m Mourning the End of Australia’s Golden Generation
An American fan's tribute to the upstarts from Down Under
June 24, 2014
Laurent Dubois
Algeria - France Would Be a Truly Historic Showdown
A slightly premature second round preview
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
Rabih Alameddine
Just How Good Would France Be if Every French-Born Arab Player Opted to Play for Les Bleus?
And another puzzle: How is Laurent Blanc still coaching—anywhere?
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 20, 2014
Elizabeth Winkler
A Less Smooth Soccer Ball is Actually More Predictable When It's Kicked
Science explains pressure distribution shifts!

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