World Cup 2006: Germany v. Poland

Poor Poland. Is there another team besides the US for whom high World Cup expectations were so cruelly dashed on the rocks of reality? The Polish national anthem, “Blitzkrieg Us No More, Please” plays while players mouth the words and hope the German side...

World Cup 2006: Tunisia v. Saudi Arabia

Seeing as how almost all the 9/11 terrorists were Saudis, I hope I’ll be excused for hoping Tunisia kicks their soccer team up a tree. President Bush’s bizarre and unfounded claims of Bin Laden terrorist links may not have made sense speaking about Iraq,...

World Cup 2006: Spain v. Ukraine

Can the always talented and perpetually underachieving Spanish change their World Cup luck this time around? With a group that includes the likes of Saudia Arabia, Ukraine, and Tunisia, you’d hope so. If they can’t beat these guys, they’re doomed....