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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 21

It’s Old Dutch Empire vs. Old Spanish Empire day, as Argentina (independent from Spain since 1816) takes on Belgium (independent from the Netherlands since 1830), and Costa Rica (independent from Spain since 1821) takes on the Netherlands itself. In Brief Argentina vs. Belgium: 12 p.m. EDT Netherlands vs. Costa Rica 4 p.m. EDT The winners […]

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Lionel Messi Is Impossible

In their Group F World Cup match late last month, Argentina and Iran were still deadlocked after 90 minutes. With the game in stoppage time and the score tied at 0-0, Lionel Messi took the ball near the right corner of the penalty area, held it for a moment, then broke left, found his seam, […]

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Lionel Messi Is Impossible

We published this article during the 2014 World Cup. Since then, Lionel Messi has proven the point over and over again, including an impossible goal against Athletic Bilbao to help FC Barcelona win the Copa Del Rey. In their Group F World Cup match late last month, Argentina and Iran were still deadlocked after 90 […]

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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 15

As if you needed any data to tell you why you should watch Thursday’s U.S. vs. Germany game (and the Portugal vs. Ghana match, if you’ve got a split-screen setup), but we’re going to give it to you anyway. U.S. vs. Germany 12 p.m. EDT Portugal vs. Ghana 12 p.m. EDT Algeria vs. Russia 4 […]

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World Cup Crib Notes: Day 15

As if you needed any data to tell you why you should watch Thursday’s U.S. vs. Germany game (and the Portugal vs. Ghana match, if you’ve got a split-screen setup), but we’re going to give it to you anyway. U.S. vs. Germany 12 p.m. EDT Portugal vs. Ghana 12 p.m. EDT Algeria vs. Russia 4 […]

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