World Cup Day 2: The
Rain, Spain, Pain and
Solid Game
If you're a
World Cup newcomer, or a skeptical holdout looking for reasons to jump into this tournament the rest of the
World seems to be embracing, you're in luck. Friday offered a trio of highly entertaining games with goals aplenty, several more outrageous referee calls, and one of history's greatest upsets. It was the
World Cup equivalent of a welcome mat
The roster began with Spain versus Cameroon, in the driving rain of Natal — a foreshadowing of what is to come in this tropical climate. This was
World Cup as water sport. We were treated to the sight of world-class players charging around in soaked-through kits, often unable to connect to the ball on a pitch that acted as a slip and slide
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