We got our first two teams biting the dust, and the Yanks are marching on! USA 2 - 0 Australia Let me just say, the air up here with a team that's won its first two games in the World Cup, something we Yanks have never experienced (I know

If Fox and any other World Cup broadcaster were to design a day in the World Cup, it might look a lot like Tuesday. France 3 - 1 Senegal When Argentina gets out and struts their stuff later in the evening, or Germany puts up a touchdown, the announcers trip over

The first weekend is in the books. A couple teams learned that they can't always blockade their way to three points. Germany 7 - 1 Curacao There will be plenty in a hurry to decry that this is what happens when a World Cup expands beyond the amount of

As we sit on the precipice of the whole thing, some thoughts on this nervous day. As I've said previously during the group previews, this is going to be a weird World Cup. The 48-team format might flatten out the weirdness a bit, because any big boy

We come to the end of the group previews, and I finally thought of a title for this silly little newsletter for the next six weeks! Only took me two! We round out looking at England's group, and how they will break the hearts of their fans once

We move to the defending champs, who come into this one with the biggest swagger in the tournament, but not the best form. Argentina Should You Care? If you don't, MLS commissioner Dan Garber will send a hit squad to your house. There's nothing the local

We roll into the lion's den, or the groups where most of the favorites reside. Today, the reigning European champs collective. Spain Should You Care? Oh baby, should you. Spain might be the biggest favorite in the tournament, based off their win at the Euros two years ago.

Maybe the most straight-forward group, with soccer's Expendables at the top. Belgium Should You Care? Definitely, especially if you love "one last job" movies. Starting with the 2014 World Cup, there was a belief that Belgium was going to crash the penthouse party after prom,

We now pass the halfway point of our preview, where the hipster's choice to make a real run reside. Netherlands Should You Care? Does anyone use "Holland" anymore? That's just a thing we left behind? All right. I'm adaptable. Anyway, the Dutch

Back in the chair this week as we look at Group E, as well as parsing out if anything mattered in the US's win over Senegal. Germany Should You Care? It is Germany, and the very name always demands attention. And yet, this is a pretty weird time

We move on to Group B, where the Canadians will try to get out of the group for the first time. Or maybe even win a game for the first time. Definitely get a point for the first time. Canada Should You Care? Probably not as much as I do,

I'm going to do this. You can come along. But you don't have to! Hello all! First off, a brief letter, and explanation why you're getting a second email today. This is something I've been rolling around in the old noodle for