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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 3

Saturday brings a handful of games that are close enough to be fascinating — or boring; it depends on your point of view. Love blowouts? We’re unlikely to see one in this set of games (Uruguay and Costa Rica’s predicted goal differential is just 0.7) . But we do have one of the most mismatched mascot matchups with Japan versus Ivory […]

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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 2

The first day of multiple games is here. Have limited time and not sure which match to watch? Don’t fret. In Brief See our World Cup interactive for the latest probabilities. — Allison McCann In Depth Two of today’s three matches feature two of the worst sides in the tournament: Cameroon and Australia. Fortunately, the […]

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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 2

The first day of multiple games is here. Have limited time and not sure which match to watch? Don’t fret. In Brief See our World Cup interactive for the latest probabilities. — Allison McCann In Depth Two of today’s three matches feature two of the worst sides in the tournament: Cameroon and Australia. Fortunately, the […]

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