World Cup
World Cup: Brazil 2014
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Simon Kuper • Shobhan Saxena • Jan Tilman Schwab • Florencia Costa • Lhendup G Bhutia • and others
A terrible beauty is to be born
Jan Tilman Schwab lists the best and bravest not to be missed in Brazil
In Goal We Trust
Football in Brazil is more than the opium of the masses. It is more about individual expression, playing out fantasies and climbing the social ladder
Where history is a penalty
Luck apart, there is something majestic about penalty shootouts, and the Cup has a habit of making fools of forecasters, Pele included
Confessions of a Flamengo Fanatic
Still, Florencia Costa is now singing Fly Canarinho for Brazil to become Hexacampeão
India’s Red Card Glory
Komaleeswaran Sankar officiated as an assistant referee in three matches at the 2002 World Cup. He shares the thrill of being the first Indian ever to participate in a World Cup
Why You Shouldn’t Bet against Cricketing Minnows
Minnows, it turns out, have surprised us since 1979, the second World Cup
Perks of the Job
Watching, er, hearing Yuvraj in full flow, and a chance encounter with an autorickshaw driver who starred in Johnny Mera Naam
‘This Indian Team Inspires Hope’
The balance is good, with the batting looking strong and the bowling available in full strength. And there are more than a few match-winners
It Was a Classic
Germany’s 4-1 defeat of England at the World Cup, despite the refereeing controversy, will be a match long remembered.
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