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Your Netherlands-Chile And Australia-Spain Open Thread
It's getting kind of hectic starting today, with four games a day, two at a time for the rest of the group stage. Thanks, Germany. Here's your place to talk about the early games....
American Soccer Fans Are The Saddest Soccer Fans
Since we've done this to other fanbases that suffered heartbreak, we figured it was only fair to offer up a collection of photographs of American fans looking dejected after watching Portugal tie up yesterday's game in the 94th minute (94th minute! Motherfucker!) of yesterday's game. Think of it as ...
What Has To Happen For The USMNT To Advance
The graphic you see above, inspired by this tweet from Chris Bunn, lays out the scenarios whereby the USMNT gets a spot in the Round of 16. If the Americans beat or draw Germany, they're through. The second-clearest path to qualification is a Portugal-Ghana draw. We're at four points, the same as Ge...
Clint Dempsey Knocks Home The Goal To Put U.S. Up 2-1 On Portugal
Clint Dempsey's goal in the 81st minute put the United States up 2-1 on Portugal and brought the Yanks back from their early deficit. Here's the outstanding call from Univision....
USA Defensive Meltdown Concedes Early Goal To Portugal's Nani
What did it take for Nani to score at this World Cup? A perfect pass to him by American Geoff Cameron....
Your United States-Portugal Open Thread
It's about that time. The United States of America take on Portugal. We're gonna do it, guys....
Your South Korea-Algeria Open Thread
I was debating putting this one up so late, but sweet Jesus, Algeria are running South Korea off the pitch!...
Eden Hazard And Divock Origi's Combine For Late Winner In Belgium-Russia
While Belgium haven't performed as well as many expected coming in, the Red Devils do look to have some sort of a strategy in these games: Keep the match tight for most of the day, make a couple substitutions, and when things get desperate, wait for one of your super midfielders to craft a winner. I...
Cristianoooooooo: How to Stop the World’s Best Player
Cristiano Ronaldo was on our minds as we put together issue five of Howler—in particular, how to stop him. So we asked writer Thomas Unsworth to canvass some of the world’s best defenders for their tips on containing arguably the world’s most dangerous player....
Dan Shaughnessy Has Been Writing The Same Soccer Column For 25 Years
Legendary old school troll Dan Shaughnessy has a real strong take in today's Boston Globe about how soccer sucks. There is no way, he says, that the overbearing Futbol Moonies will make him feel guilty for disliking the sport. Further, he says, it will never catch on in America, not least because th...
Your Belgium-Russia Open Thread
Belgium vs. Russia. The favorites of Group H kick the day off. Talk about it....
Germany-Ghana Was The Best Match So Far, But It Kind Of Fucked The USMNT
Well. That sure was something. Earlier today, Germany and Ghana drew 2-2 in what was quite possibly the single best match of what's already been an absolutely bonkers World Cup. As spectators, it was a joy to watch. As American fans, this result didn't do our team any favors....
Thomas Müller's Face Is A Bloody Mess
Thomas Müller got his face jacked up on the final play of Germany's 2-2 draw against Ghana. With stoppage time winding down, Germany had a free kick and as Müller attempted to head the kick in for a final desperation try, he swung his face right into John Boye's shoulder. ...
German Keeper Manuel Neuer Spazzes Out, Recovers Nicely
This could have been so very bad for the Germans, but Manuel Neuer was able to collect himself after nearly Hagerup-ing the ball with two Ghana players right there. ...
This Germany-Ghana Match Just Went Nutso
Well, for about three minutes there, things were looking really spiffy for the United States. Then Ghana went off and not only equalized, but took the lead on this goal off a turnover and seeing-eye ball to Asamoah Gyan....
Here's What Lionel Messi's Match-Winner Sounded Like In Argentina
We normally wait until the next morning to post these, but by request we're putting up Leo Messi's added-time game-winner as aired on TVP in Argentina. ¡GOL!...
Lionel Messi Scores In Stoppage Time To Give Argentina 1-0 Win
Lionel Messi just ripped out the hearts of Iran, who played Argentina straight-up for 90 minutes. With four minutes of stoppage time just underway, Messi ended a 0-0 draw with a vicious strike that puts Argentina through to the knockout round. ...
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Your Honduras-Ecuador Open Thread
The one you've waited all day for: Honduras vs. Ecuador....
Which Countries Swap The Most World Cup Players?
Like the Olympics, athletes in the World Cup weren't necessarily born in the country they play for. This interactive graphic illustrates player migrations by country. ...