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World Cup 2010

June 11th, 2010

While soccer is rarely televised in the U.S., the rest of the world seems to love their football. ((I’m amused that some Canadians apparently switch between ‘soccer’ and ‘football’ to describe the game.)) A few years ago I saw part of one World Cup game at the neighborhood Irish bar; this year, I’ll have my pick of pubs, along with eager colleagues closely following the games.

With so many games to keep track of, this World Cup chart from Spanish sports daily Marca is a one-stop shop for schedule info. (Thanks Nathan)! World Cup info from Marca

Twitter has made some auto-searches for the occasion, guaranteed to attract spam, along with some actual news and opinions. There’s an overall page along with a page for each game (e.g. South Africa vs. Mexico. Pages for each country (e.g. Mexico) give dates and times of upcoming matches. (Thanks Ranti and Richard for the tip.) world cup on twitter

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