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How to Survive a Premature World Cup Exit Original

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By Mike Jakeman Verified
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The World Cup creates far more losers than winners. One team will bask in triumph. A few others will have outperformed modest expectations. But most will consider their tournament a failure. This time around, the pain of an early World Cup exit has hit the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, and Brazil. Before them, Uruguay, South Korea, and Tunisia all had ambitions beyond the group stage. The mood around a team can change violently.
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Beating Mexico at the Azteca Is One of Soccer’s Toughest Tasks. Math Proves It

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By Mike Jakeman Verified
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Beating Mexico at the Azteca Is One of Soccer’s Toughest Tasks. Math Proves It Four matches, four wins. Eight goals scored, none conceded. A coming-of-age for 17-year-old prodigy Gilberto Mora. The first half of Mexico's World Cup has gone perfectly. El Tri have played each of those matches at the brutalist Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The ground has a unique connection to the World Cup: It is the only place on the planet to have hosted matches in three different tournaments.
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Can Portugal Make a World Cup Run Amid the Ronaldo Circus? Original

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By Mike Jakeman Verified
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Portugal is conducting an unprecedented experiment. When Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice against Uzbekistan in Portugal’s second group match, he became the first player in World Cup history to score in six different finals. He also overtook Eusébio’s tally of nine to become Portugal’s leading scorer at the tournament. But Ronaldo is not in North America to beat up willing-but-limited opponents such as Uzbekistan. Portugal began the tournament as sixth favorite.
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