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2014 World Cup
July 8, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
It's a Sorry Year for British Sports, and Not Just at the World Cup
God may still save the Queen, but Britannia has not ruled in 2014
July 8, 2014
David Thomson
A Tribute to Alfredo Di Stefano, An All-Time Soccer Great
He never played in a World Cup, but every player there now should salute him.
July 7, 2014
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
Every Sport (Including Baseball!) Has Its Version of the Dive
So what exactly is your problem with soccer players who dupe the referee?
July 7, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos: Brazilians Celebrate Bittersweet Victory over Colombia
Matthew Niederhauser's World Cup Photo Diary: Day Twelve
July 7, 2014
Elaine Teng
Germany Must Out-Invent Brutish Brazil: A Bizarre-But-True Semifinal Preview
Unable to rely on muscle–or Neymar–can the hosts survive?
July 7, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
For U.S. Fans in Salvador, It Was Drinking Games, Dancing, Then Dismay
Introducing Brazil to "flip cups," then drowning the loss to Belgium. Matthew Niederhauser's photo diary, day eleven
July 7, 2014
Fernando Rodriguez-Vila
Costa Rica and Colombia Never Really Had a Chance: A Theory of World Cup Upsets
There's a reason that the four teams left in have played in a combined 21 finals.
July 5, 2014
Justin D. Martin
Why Qatar Should Be Allowed to Keep the 2022 World Cup
Relocating the tournament would deny the very progress reformers want
July 4, 2014
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
A Wonderful Tournament—But Just How Good Are Brazil, or the Rest?
Reflections, predictions, and the latest Suarez affair
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 3, 2014
Miles Kohrman
The Netherlands' Odds Rise Dramatically in Big Bank's Fancy World Cup Predictions
If you listen to Goldman Sachs, it's either Brazil or the Netherlands.
July 3, 2014
Shaj Mathew
Hubris, Total Football, and the Ethics of Diving: David Winner on the Dutch Team's Chances
An interview with the author of "Brilliant Orange"
July 3, 2014
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
Impossible Isn't French: Can France Go All the Way this World Cup?
Confidence is high before Les Bleus' showdown with the Germans on Friday
July 3, 2014
Philippe Auclair
The Eternal Cult of Zinedine Zidane
How France's greatest player created soccer's greatest product
July 2, 2014
Laurent Dubois
The Making of Belgium's Golden Generation, and Imported Versus Cultivated Talent
It has been noted: maybe the US needs more military bases in Spain and Brazil
July 2, 2014
Elaine Teng
Stop Treating Women Like They Don’t Know Anything About Soccer
We're not eye candy for crowd shots. And we know the game every bit as well as men.
July 2, 2014
Luke Dempsey
What I've Done to Myself By Watching Every Second of This World Cup
Chaucer had his barrels, I have my barn
July 2, 2014
Elaine Teng
Chris Wondolowski NOT Missing Easy Shots, in GIFs
Five final, devastating reminders of what might have been
July 2, 2014
Andrew Helms
A Tribute to DaMarcus Beasley, USMNT's Unexpected Standout
Four consecutive World Cups, one big position switch, boundless heart
July 2, 2014
Reinaldo Laddaga
The Dilemma of Broadcasts: Univision, ESPN, and the Radio
I'm Argentinian, but sometimes I can't watch the World Cup in Spanish.
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