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  1. vulture sports
    Drake’s $1 Million World Cup Bet Is His LossIt was God’s plan for Argentina to win … just not as quickly as the rapper had hoped.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  2. 1.5x speed
    Process the World Cup With These PodcastsFor fans of both soccer and murky geopolitics.
    By Nicholas Quah
  3. ratings
    Women’s World Cup Soccer Final Scores 14 Million ViewersDespite the early start time for many viewers, the title match delivered big.
    By Josef Adalian
  4. sports page
    Pussy Riot Says They Were Behind the World Cup Final DisruptionFour people ran onto the field during the second half.
    By Devon Ivie
  5. this week in late night
    Late Night Coverage of the World Cup, RankedRanking the five hottest takes on the U.S.’s coldest interest.
    By Bethy Squires
  6. World Cup 2018: An Exhaustive List of Reasons to Root for Each TeamSoccer fans, international diplomats, and one MLS player explain why you, an American, should root for their favorite team.
    By Nate Jones
  7. music
    The New World Cup Song Is Here and So Is Will SmithThis is the closest we’ll get to being part of the action, America, so live it up!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  8. Triumph Wraps Up His World Cup Coverage by Humping a Dog From Every Country Triumph wrapped up his three-part World Cup coverage last night the only way he really could - by humping every type of dog he could possibly […]
    By Adam Frucci
  9. Will Ferrell Gave a Pep Talk to US Soccer Fans in Brazil, Offered to Join […] The US is set to take on Germany in the World Cup very shortly down in Brazil, and it looks like they have a secret weapon on their side: Will […]
    By Adam Frucci
  10. Reggie Watts Has Joined Peter Serafinowicz for His World Cup Broadcasting“And looks like an almost goal. If that whole goal system would have been moved over maybe thirty more feet, we would have been looking at a […]
    By Bradford Evans
  11. John Oliver Attempts to Distinguish Real from Fake Soccer Player NamesGQ recently sat down with John Oliver and presented him with a list of ridiculous World Cup player names to see whether he could pick out the […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. Peter Serafinowicz Does Wonderful World Cup CommentaryComedian Peter Serafinowicz (Look Around You, Running Wilde) has been providing live commentary on recent World Cup matches via his account on […]
    By Bradford Evans
  13. A Brief Survey of 2014’s Many Weird World Cup SongsBoth the official and the … less official.
    By Brennan Carley
  14. abc
    Will the World Cup Final Be the Most-Watched Event Ever?In any case, it’ll be an enormous ratings spike for ABC.
    By Mike Vilensky
  15. music
    Watch the Video for R. Kelly’s Uplifting World Cup Anthem, ‘Sign of a Victory’As always, let’s achieve anything, including the impossible!
    By Edith Zimmerman
  16. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Adam Sandler’s Dating Advice for His 4-Year-Old DaughterPlus, native Brooklyn boys Chris Rock and Jimmy Kimmel discuss how one smuggles illegal contraband into the City, on our regular late-night roundup.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  17. music
    See Weezer’s World Cup Video, ‘Represent’USA! USA!
    By Edith Zimmerman
  18. movies
    It’s Lord of the Rings, But Now With More VuvuzelaThe vuvuzela wreaks havoc in Middle Earth.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  19. movies
    Hitler Reacts to the VuvuzelaHitler, like many others, is no great fan of the endlessly droning South African trumpet.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  20. music
    Hear Weezer’s World Cup Anthem, ‘Represent’USA!
    By Edith Zimmerman
  21. money
    K’Naan Has Poor Grasp on Meaning of the Word ‘Integrity’“This was a really great opportunity for them to use my song, without compromising my integrity as a musician.”
    By Amos Barshad
  22. right-click
    Prepare to Hear Shakira’s New Song Far Too OftenSee the video!
    By Amos Barshad
  23. right-click
    R. Kelly Classes Up the World CupHis new official anthem for the World Cup is here, and it is awesome.
    By Amos Barshad