"Please stay in your seat with your seat belt fastened" does not apply when the game goes to penalties

Brasilia's Mane Garrincha, in All Its Dubious Glory. Matthew Niederhauser's Photo Diary, Day Eight

Plus, which teams have the most home-grown supporters

Miles run per goal scored, versus most miles run, period

He's the guy everyone loves to hate, but his arrogance and narcissism are part of what makes him great.

Facing Germany in the Round of 16, Les Fennecs have a chance to avenge the wrongs of 1982.

Our picks for the strikes we'll remember from a tournament already known for its scoring

Right or wrong, you're always making somebody mad

It’s all a very Russian story: ungodly amounts of money spent with little to show for it

It wasn't pretty, but we cheated (the Group of) Death

And on to the Round of 16 we go.

Matthew Niederhauser's (waterlogged) photo dispatch.

Hours before their must-win game, Ghana's Sulley Muntari and Kevin Prince-Boateng have been suspended indefinitely.

Can Klinsmann's crucial German-American stymie Germany's Germans?

Plus: Iranian Fans Posing with Darth Vader!

And what is FIFA going to do about it?

Michael Bradley has run 15 miles over two games. Some backup would have been nice.

It was Zeus arranging pieces on the gameboard, Athena whispering something in someone’s ear.

For short competitions, head-to-head is better than goal difference

The myth of the Manaus hangover