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Deadspin Up All Night: I'll Take My Board
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Meat and fireworks....
David Luiz Puts Brazil Up 2-0 With Phenomenal Free-Kick Goal
David Luiz hammered a free-kick into the top corner to put Brazil up 2-0. Hear the excellent call from Univision above; hear how it sounded on Brazil's Globo TV below....
Neymar Busts His Ass While Celebrating Brazil's First Goal
Thiago Silva gave Brazil a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute, and Neymar totally fell on his ass while running to the group hug. It's an excellent example of a fall being funnier when the person slips out of frame....
Your Brazil-Colombia Open Thread
This should be fun. Talk about Brazil-Colombia here....
Brazil vs. Colombia: Live Online Streaming Links
Time for Brazil vs. Colombia. Here's where to find it on your TV or online stream....
Germany Get To Fourth Straight Semifinal After Drab 1-0 Win Over France
Well, that was anticlimactic. After a tournament with so much excitement, attacking play, and goals galore, Germany beat France 1-0 in a fairly mundane quarterfinal to reach their fourth straight World Cup semifinal....
That's Not How You Soccer, Miroslav Klose
[Germany's Miroslav Klose takes a ball to the face during today's 1-0 win over France. Klose, who has 15 goals in his World Cup career, was subbed out in the 69th minute, keeping him tied with Ronaldo until Germany's next match. Photo: Clive Rose/Getty Images Sport]...
The World Cup Teaches Germans How To Be Proud Of Germany
If you know anything about German soccer, even if you're a not a hardcore fan and only pay attention when the World Cup steams into town every four years and blows its piercing, un-ignorable whistle, I'm pretty sure you're familiar with the following narrative. It comes from the 2006 World Cup, whic...
France vs. Germany: Live Online Streaming Links
It's another Independence Day. Time to celebrate by watching France vs Germany. Here's where to find it on your TV (attention! ESPN2!) or stream it online....
Meet Rodrigo Paiva, Brazil's Player-Punching Media Ringmaster
Brazil play Colombia today in the World Cup quarterfinals. Their communications director, Rodrigo Paiva, is making headlines of his own after earning a one-game suspension for punching Chile's Mauricio Pinilla during a half-time dust-up....
It's Time To Embrace The Fun-Loving Colombians, America
On Tuesday, the U.S. national team was knocked out of the World Cup in semi-heartbreaking fashion. Semi-heartbreaking, because while the U.S. played like hopeless crap for about 110 minutes of the match, they had a glorious chance to win it at the end of regular time. It would have been glorious, ...
Deadspin Up All Night: I Still Need Your Teeth 'Round My Organs
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Does Algeria Really Plan On Donating Their World Cup Winnings To Gaza?
Yesterday, a story surfaced claiming that Algeria striker Islam Slimani said his team would be donating all of their World Cup prize winnings—$9 million was the reported amount, which is accurate for a team eliminated in the Round of 16—to Gaza. That's an extremely generous gesture. It also appear...
When The USMNT Played Belgium, Twitter Lit Up With Waffle Insults
Just like mentions of Nazis spiked on Twitter when Germany played America and Algeria, the chart above from Redditor honkeyponk shows Americans dissed Belgium by tweeting "waffle" over and over and over. ...
Why Your World Cup Stadium Sucks: Arena Pernambuco, Recife
The United States are out. Why do I even bother with anything? It's all over, I don't want to talk to anyone....
If You're Going To Scream At Arjen Robben For Diving, First Make Sure He's Not Actually Robin Van Persie
Here's a shirtless fan (with a carved "Y" of chest hair) verbally abusing Robin Van Persie as he leaves the Dutch hotel, yelling "cheater" and making diving pantomimes. Why? He thinks it's Arjen Robben. All Dutch people must look alike. ...
Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey Got A Call From The President
A top-16 finish is a success, so yesterday the two most prominent members of the USMNT received a phone call from Barack Obama congratulating them on their World Cup....