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Your Colombia-Ivory Coast Open Thread
Here's your place to talk about Colombia-Ivory Coast....
Colombia vs. Ivory Coast: Live Online Streaming Links
It's time for another day of World Cup action. Read on for your links on where to watch Colombia-Ivory Coast on TV or the Internet....
Two Phenoms Could Make Themselves Very Rich Today
Most of us will tune into today's clash between the Ivory Coast and Colombia to see who'll leave the game atop Group C. But for some of the world's biggest clubs—Premier League giants Arsenal and Manchester United, perhaps—the focus will be on two players in particular: 21-year-old Ivorian right bac...
Santiago Is Partying After Chile's Victory Over Spain
After Chile upset Spain 2-0 today to seal La Furia Roja's flame-out, Chile fans swarmed downtown Santiago to celebrate and make tons of noise, because that's what a country does when it takes out the defending World Cup champions....
Here Are The Two Chile Goals That Ended Spain's Dynasty
Most "end of an era" talk is usually lazy analysis seeking to narrativize the moment when a former Super Team inevitably devolves into just a Really Good Team. But when the reigning World and two-time European Champions get absolutely ran off the pitch while looking old and terrified, you have to ta...
How Does Spain Compare With The Sorriest World Cup Flame-Outs Ever?
With Spain's 2-0 loss to Chile and its 5-1 demolition at the hands of the Netherlands, La Furia Roja are officially eliminated from the World Cup—something most everybody thought was inconceivable a week ago. ...
Your Cameroon-Croatia Open Thread
Cameroon are probably done already but Croatia still have dreams of the knockout rounds. Plus, has there been a bad match yet?...
Cameroon vs. Croatia: Live Online Streaming Links
Our final game of the day is just moments away. Here's how to watch Cameroon-Croatia online....
Why Your World Cup Stadium Sucks: Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá might as well been built with soybeans and political skullduggery....
Twitter Diary Of A Failed Pitch Invader
Arsenal blogger and man-about-the-internet Hugh Wizzy had decent seats for Spain-Chile. Had. Here, a tragicomedy in four acts:...
A Maracanã Stadium Staircase Has Been Wobbling Under Fans' Weight
The Associated Press is reporting that Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã, Brazil's most storied soccer stadium and the location of the 2014 World Cup final, could be a disaster waiting to happen. One Brazilian photographer captured footage of a major Maracanã stairway, which most of the site's 79,000 fans u...
Your Spain-Chile Open Thread
The result of this match pretty much decides whether Spain or Chile make it out of Group B. Talk about it below....
Chile Fans Have Bum-Rushed The Stadium
Chile supporters are out in force for their match against Spain this afternoon, a red sea descending upon The Estádio do Maracanã in Rio—many of them without tickets. About an hour before kick-off, the dam burst....
Spain vs. Chile: Live Online Streaming Links
¡Si! Es la hora de Spain contra Chile. Your live streaming links are below....
Hide Your Eyes, Aussies
Send stories, photos, and anything else you might have to [email protected]....
Your Australia-Netherlands Open Thread
Holland have the most impressive victory of the tournament so far, but Australia played a Chile team they were expected to lose big to pretty close. So it's probably Holland big again, no? Let's talk about it....
Can Spain Redeem Themselves After The Netherlands Thrashing?
Tiki-taka is dead. The Dutch killed it. Of course, every time Spain or Barcelona lose a major match tiki-taka is proclaimed dead, only to rise again. The truth is tiki-taka remains effective—Bayern won their league and Barcelona came within a Diego Godín header of doing the same—so long as you have ...
Australia vs. Netherlands: Live Online Streaming Links
It's almost noon Eastern, and time for Australia vs Netherlands. Here's how to watch it online....