this is not good analysis, kate. Read more

this is good kinja Read more

i'm still rolling with brazil, but i like germany's team a lot. i can't picture them losing to anyone, which means they'll surely lose in the round of 16. Read more

in a sense. Read more

i appreciate you reading, man Read more

that's more like it. Read more

you're sad and bitter and once again ashamed of your heritage, so just this once, instead of calling you a patronizing asshat whose four paragraphs have now wasted both of our precious time on this earth, i will let you slide. good luck in the rest of the tournament. Read more

they play on the 24th and still could go through, but you might not be wrong. Read more

Yep, for a long while he was considered one of the best keepers in the world. Read more

Nothing to apologize for. This is a stressful time. Read more

There are many, many ways to check the scores of games, and you should feel free to proceed as you wish to do so without first asking for permission from me, my employer, or anyone else. But since you were polite enough to do so: Australia missed like four really great chances, and the Netherlands did not, so the… Read more

Whoa. Do you have any photos or anything? Read more

Yea, because where would Cahill be without MLS? Read more

I hear you. In a vacuum, though, Cahill's is the better goal. That RVP United goal you're talking about won goal of the season. Pretty identical to Cahill's except it Cahill did it with his weak foot. What was really jaw-dropping about RVP's goal against Spain was the spatial awareness and speed of thought involved.… Read more

not yet at least! Read more

yes, Person with Fresh Burner. He did. It's much, much harder to beat a keeper on his line from a volley with your weak foot in traffic than it is to loop a free header over a keeper in no man's land. Van Persie's goal is really special because it's genius, and until today, it was the best goal of the tournament. But… Read more

preach it Read more

THAT'S THE SPIRIT Read more

I gave up after the fourth! Read more