Articles
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Goodbye to the 2026 World Cup
The Golden Goal team pays tribute to the latest installment of the world’s greatest sporting event
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Two Soccer-Obsessed Novelists Discuss the World Cup, Part Two
The novelists Gabriel Bump and João Pedro Vala reflect on literature, writing, and the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup.
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The End of the Chilean Moral Victory
A nation that once saw silver linings in defeat must now find a new way forward
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Remembering the World Cup: 1970-1998
A compendium of World Cup memories, from the golden epoch of Romanian football to Roberto Baggio’s ballooning penalty kick
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The World’s Most Normal Match of Soccer
The meaninglessness and majesty of the World Cup’s third-place playoff.
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The Vanishing Antilleans of the French National Team
Players with Caribbean heritage dominated France’s previous golden generation—why are there so few in today’s team?
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Dr. Miracle Will See You Now
As ACL tears reach epidemic proportion, a new group of surgeons and physios promise remarkable recoveries.
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The Patron Saint of Football Failure
When Roberto Baggio failed to save Italy in 1994, he saved the rest of us.
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