Germany proclaimed today that it is ready for the World Cup, but does Germany really know what it is getting into? We’re going to find out real soon because World Cup Blog is flying to Germany in a few hours. Lest you think that all we are going to do there is watch [...]

It was another action packed day of friendly football. Although the robot dancing was limited to my office when Bob finally got the bootleg broadcast of Italy and Switzerland to work, we had some fun watching a commanding performance by Iran. Then there was the player scoring for Paraguay on the pitch while [...]

The injury bug has spread to Brazil’s World Cup team with the announcement today that midfielder Edmilson will not be fully recovered in time from a knee injury to play in Germany. Taking his spot on the roster is Mineiro, who toils largely in obscurity for Brazilian side São Paulo. You’ll recall that [...]

Following the Portuguese Parliament’s heroic lead yesterday, Ukraine’s Prime Minister has asked employers in his country to adjust the work schedule so that workers can watch the World Cup. “On June 14 at 4 p.m., we expect an epidemic of unexplained illness to appear in Ukraine,” Prime Minister Yury Yekhanurov said Wednesday. I [...]

In my continuing quest to prevent you from getting any work done or spending any of your free time doing anything other than watching football, I’d like to offer you the chance to watch a couple of games online. Switzerland vs. Italy should be a fun way to spend 90 minutes staring at a [...]

As if we didn’t already have enough to worry about. First there is the increased risk of injury while watching football matches at home. Next there is the increased risk of having your heart stop while watching the World Cup. Now there are warnings that the cheap, imitation World Cup gear you [...]

Today seems like a good day to fly to Germany so I think I will. Some World Cup stories in the interim…

Little Question: Which team will be watched by the most people during group play? Answer (Bloomberg)
World Cup to increase on-the-work boozing in UK, especially after England lose in penalties again (Daily India)
La Volpe [...]

We’re getting down to crunch time here and the questions are starting to get serious. Today you are asked to name the player who you think will win the Golden Boot (or Golden Shoe since that is what FIFA is calling it these days). The award goes to the tournament’s leading goalscorer.

Below is the video of Colombia keeper Luis Martinez scoring against Poland in Tuesday’s friendly. Check out the reaction of Poland keeper Tomasz Kuszczak. At first he seems too stunned to even be upset. Also make sure you play the video through until the end so you can see Martinez’s celebration. [...]

For a day filled with meaningless friendlies, this sure turned out to be a fun one. We saw a keeper score for Colombia, Peter Crouch do the robot dance after he scored a pretty goal, and Germany storm back against Japan. All the while, I never did get that Argentina-Angola stream to work, [...]