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Russia's march to Brazil began at the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland/Ukraine. The Russians, led by Dutch manager…
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From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week.
Algerians, like many former French colonies, are used to watching some of their most promising potential…
In April, Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj finally picked his country. The oddsmakers were right, and he…
That photo up there is from Arena Amazonia in Manaus. The turf is patchy, sandy, and as acknowledged by the…
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It's a long-held myth that athletes should refrain from sex before a competition, for fear of exhaustion or a lack…
South Korea are one of Asia's traditional soccer powers. They and Japan have bossed the continent for decades now,…
Landon Donovan, who was cut from the United States men's national team World Cup roster, has just signed with ESPN as a studio analyst for the tournament. [ESPN]
It's not a perfect fit, but Belgium are the closest thing we have to a true dark horse in this World Cup. They won't…
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Just by its nature, each World Cup is more certain to produce indelible moments than just about any other sporting…
Here's your Group G hub and open thread where you'll find our previews and predictions.
It wasn't too long ago— a few weeks, maybe—that Germany looked a lock to travel down to Brazil and cut a bloody path…
Ghana locked up a spot in Brazil by first cruising to the top of their African qualifying group, then demolishing…
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From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week.
Portugal made a surprising run to the semifinals of Euro 2012, narrowly losing out to Spain on penalty kicks in a…
If we're being pragmatic, just for a second, we have to admit that if one started at the very first World Cup in…