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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 18

Africa’s last two hopes take the field Monday, but neither of them have much of a shot. Can one (or both) of them shock a European power? France vs. Nigeria: 12 p.m. EDT Germany vs. Algeria: 4 p.m. EDT IN BRIEF See our World Cup predictions for the latest probabilities. IN DEPTH Despite losing its final match of […]

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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 18

Africa’s last two hopes take the field Monday, but neither of them have much of a shot. Can one (or both) of them shock a European power? France vs. Nigeria: 12 p.m. EDT Germany vs. Algeria: 4 p.m. EDT IN BRIEF See our World Cup predictions for the latest probabilities. IN DEPTH Despite losing its final match of […]

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The U.S.’s Odds of Beating Belgium And Every Other World Cup Opponent

I passed a fellow Disney cast member in the hallway just after Thursday afternoon’s first set of World Cup matches concluded. He’d missed the U.S.-Germany game. “Did we win?” he asked. “Yes,” I said. “I mean, no, we lost. But we advanced.” He seemed to understand. After its loss to Germany, the U.S. finished tied […]

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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 6

The 2014 World Cup’s host country returns to action Tuesday, but we’ll be watching another game, in search of wunderkinds. Belgium vs. Algeria: 12 p.m. EDT Brazil vs. Mexico: 3 p.m. EDT Russia vs. South Korea: 6 p.m. EDT IN BRIEF See our World Cup interactive for the latest probabilities. IN DEPTH Before we get […]

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