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2014 World Cup
June 17, 2014
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
French Revival? Five Story Lines to Watch During Les Bleus' Next Matches
Plus one supposedly burning question you can safely disregard
June 17, 2014
Elaine Teng
The Improbable Goal-Scoring Prowess of Germany's Thomas Muller
Slouchy socks, impeccable timing
June 17, 2014
Kevin Alexander
John Brooks and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very American Win
A hero who wasn't expected to play at all in Brazil
June 16, 2014
David Runciman
Why You Should (and Should Not) be Excited About Belgium’s New Golden Generation
A test for the unifying power of soccer
June 15, 2014
Laurent Dubois
Jozy Altidore, Haiti's Legendary World Cup Goal, and the Joys of Fandom by Proxy
Football pan-Americanism
June 15, 2014
Luke Dempsey
Watching the Three Lions Get Mauled at an Italian Restaurant in New Jersey
An England-Italy recap, with pizza
June 15, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Photos from the Overlook: Watching the World Cup in Salvador's Favelas
Matthew Niederhauser's photo diary: Day two.
June 14, 2014
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
The Anatomy of a Goal: How Error Leads to Perfection
Opportunity for a goalscorer is a cannibal act
June 14, 2014
Ilan Stavans
What If the Most Beautiful Goal of the World Cup Has Already Been Scored?
Strikers beware: Robin van Persie's header will be near impossible to match.
June 13, 2014
Miles Kohrman
A Holland Fan Has Made the Perfect Highlight Reel of the Dutch Massacre of Spain
June 13, 2014
Matthew Niederhauser
Striking Images of Brazil's Love-Hate Relationship with This World Cup
Matthew Niederhauser's photo diary: Day One.
June 13, 2014
Shaj Mathew
Robots Might Be Smart, But They're Terrible at Soccer—and They Flop, Too
A report from an awkward, adorable robot-soccer match
June 13, 2014
Ilan Stavans
God Uses the World Cup to Teach People Geography
June 13, 2014
Laurent Dubois
The World Cup of Dissonance
Yesterday's opener proves that we don't know what to expect from this World Cup.
June 12, 2014
Laurent Dubois
A Prayer for the Goalies and Referees of the World Cup
Let's take a minute to remember the perennial villains of the game.
June 12, 2014
Alex Massie
Why You Should Hate Team USA
Or maybe just American soccer fans
June 12, 2014
Simon Critchley
Why There Is No Such Thing as a Bad World Cup
A philosopher's theory of soccer fandom
June 11, 2014
Tim Fernholz
Not One Compelling American on the 'Most Compelling Players' List?
U.S. players deserve a lot more credit
June 11, 2014
Leon Krauze
The Pleasures of Rooting Against Brazil
No team has ever acted so entitled to World Cup glory.
June 11, 2014
Kevin Alexander
Here's Hoping This Brazilian World Cup is Half as Wild as the Last One
Blackmail, dropouts, and upsets, oh my

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