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Why You Should Watch 64 Games of Soccer in a Month: Friday, June 11th Edition

Jun 08, 2010 18:03

So, first of all, a quick overview of how the World Cup works. First there is the group stage. This is a set of round robin tournaments among four teams. The groups are selected as follows: One team from the best teams in the tournament. One team from either Asia, North America, or Oceania. One team from either Africa or South America. One team ( Read more... )

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max_ambiguity June 9 2010, 01:21:12 UTC

It kills me that I don't have tv right now. I'm not the sort of person who can watch games in a sports bar, but I also can't justify paying $50 a month just for a tournament that occurs once every four years (twice if you count the women).

diageneticmind June 9 2010, 11:35:02 UTC

My only definites for first-round watching are North Korea and Brazil and US and England. And there's a strong maybe for South Korea and Greece.

I think I'm that watching the last World Cup while studying Korean (heck, we watched a lot of games during class time) may have influenced me... just a little.