Germany 0 – Mexico 1
Mexico upset tournament favorites Germany in a game that was as tactically interesting as it was viscerally exciting. Joachim Löw’s Germany set up in their anticipated 4-2-3-1, though with Marvin […]
Category Archives: World Cup 2018
World Cup, Day 2 Round-Up
In addition to ending with one of the likely games of the tournament in Portugal – Spain, Friday offered an excellent start to the real World Cup following Thursday’s low […]
Portugal 3 – Spain 3
The first major game of the 2018 World Cup more than lived up to expectations, as the 36th Iberian derby produced a thrilling and high-quality match of that will be […]
Russia 5 – Saudi Arabia 0
Russia produced a dominating win over Saudi Arabia in this opening match of the 2018 World Cup in a game that was more exciting than skillful. Much of the pre-game […]
Russia 2018 Reading List
With the World Cup kicking off in a matter of days, it’s probably a bit too late for a pre-Russia 2018 reading project. Moreover, Russia has proved less evocative, at […]
Stoopid American 