?The United States is out at the Round of 16, losing in extra time to Ghana, but did their play match the final score? The panel disagrees, discussing that, Uruguay's win over South Korea, and tomorrow's matched: England-Germany and Argentina-Mexico. It's all on this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast.

?The United States is out at the Round of 16, losing in extra time to Ghana, but did their play match the final score? The panel disagrees, discussing that, Uruguay's win over South Korea, and tomorrow's matched: England-Germany and Argentina-Mexico. It's all on this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast.

A few weeks ago, I pulled together predictions from several sources where pundits had made their World Cup picks. As is so often during tournaments, we always conveniently forget what the predictions were so we rarely go back to see how wrong or right those pundits were. Until now. Based on the predictions saved in […]

Franz Beckenbauer, who is an absolute legend in Germany after lifting the World Cup as a player and as a manager, is also quite infamous for his public commentary all things football. Recently, he infuriated Fabio Capello and the English public when he said that England had 'taken a step backwards' under the guidance of […]

Group stage is over, with the final four survivors identified. Brazil and Spain are through, both as group winners, joined from their respective groups by Portugal and Chile. On this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna join me to talk about that as well as the two Round of […]

Group stage is over, with the final four survivors identified. Brazil and Spain are through, both as group winners, joined from their respective groups by Portugal and Chile. On this edition of the World Cup Buzz Podcast, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna join me to talk about that as well as the two Round of […]

Germany's Michael Ballack has completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen, after Chelsea refused to renew his contract just weeks ago. The ex-captain of Germany has chosen a move back to his old club, where he played from 1999-2002. Despite offers from other premier league clubs and an offer from Steve McLaren's Wolfsburg, Ballack decided to […]

?The world champions are out, Italy having been eliminated by Slovakia on Thursday. The Slovaks do through with Paraguay out of Group F, with the Netherlands and Japan, having beaten Denmark, advancing in second place. To talk about those results as well as Friday's matches, I was joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer for […]

?The world champions are out, Italy having been eliminated by Slovakia on Thursday. The Slovaks do through with Paraguay out of Group F, with the Netherlands and Japan, having beaten Denmark, advancing in second place. To talk about those results as well as Friday's matches, I was joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer for […]

After Germany's 1-0 win over Ghana, injuries to key players Mesut Ozil, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Jerome Boateng emerged as the big story. Without these players, Germany's chances of advancing to the quarter-finals over England will dramatically dwindle. Mesut Ozil has been in sensational form for Germany so far during this tournament, with his creativity being […]

Germany's win over Ghana ensured a finish at the top of group D. Heading into the round of 16, Germany will face Fabio Capello's Three Lions. The English boast an array of attacking talent and midfield maestros, but they have so far failed to impress. Still, England will need to be taken very seriously. While […]

As the US team prepares to face Ghana in the round of 16, and the rest of us recover from yesterday's game and steel ourselves for Saturday, a few random thoughts: Neven Subotic can now work on his tan. Subotic joins Giuseppe Rossi as potential American soccer players who would have had a far more […]

Is this World Cup smoking crack? It has been a strange one. Sure, there have been moments of crisp, clear beauty (beginning with Siphiwe Tshabalala's screaming torpedo of a shot in the first match), but for me the event has been overtaken by the surprises woven throughout. The unexpected moments and outcomes have ruled this […]

It was a glorious day for the United States and England, who move on from the World Cup's Group C in first and second place. This weekend, they will meet Ghana and Germany, respectively – the two teams that qualify for the knockout rounds from Group D. To talk about that, and Thursday's action (Groups […]

It was a glorious day for the United States and England, who move on from the World Cup's Group C in first and second place. This weekend, they will meet Ghana and Germany, respectively – the two teams that qualify for the knockout rounds from Group D. To talk about that, and Thursday's action (Groups […]