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Pierre's World Cup Diary:
Links to Every Game's Commentary

• Game 1, June 9: Germany 4, Costa Rica 2
• Game 2, June 9, Ecuador 2, Poland 0
• Game 3, June 10, England 1, Paraguay 0
• Game 4, June 10, Trinidad & Tobago 0, Sweden 0
• Game 5, June 10, Argentina 2, Code d'Ivoire 1
• Day Three Diary: Reviews, Previews and Revenge
• Game 6, June 11, Netherlands 1, Serbia 0
• Game 7, June 11, Mexico 3, Iran 1
• Game 8, June 11, Angola 0, Portugal 1
• Game 9, June 12, Australia 3, Japan 1
• Game 10, June 12, Czech Republic 3, United States 0
• Game 11, June 12, Italy 2, Ghana 0
• Day Five Diary: Reviews & French-Kissing
• Game 12, June 13, Brazil 1, Croatia 0
• Game 13, June 13, France 0, Switzerland 0
• Game 14, June 13, South Korea 2, Togo 1
• Game 15, June 14, Spain 4, Ukraine 0
• Game 16, June 14, Saudi Arabia 2, Tunisia 2
• Day Seven Diary: Reviews & Fishy Chips
• Game 17, June 14, Germany 1, Poland 0
• Game 18, June 15, Ecuador 3, Costa Rica 0
• Game 19, June 15, England 2, Trinidad & Tobago 0
• Game 20, June 15, Sweden 1, Paraguay 0
• Game 21, June 16, Argentina 6, Serbia 0
• Game 22, June 16, Netherlands 2, Cote d'Ivoire 1
• Game 23, June 16, Angola 0, Mexico 0
• Day Nine Diary: Stumps and Tripes Forever
• Game 24, June 17, Portugal 2, Iran 0
• Game 25, June 17, Ghana 2, Czech Republic 0 (match of the tournament)
• Game 26, June 17, Italy 1, United States 1
• Game 27, June 18, Croatia 0, Japan 0
• Game 28, June 18, Brazil 2, Australia 0
• Game 29, June 18, France 1, South Korea 1
• Day Eleven Diary: Nuclear Lull
• Game 30, June 19, Switzerland 2, Togo 0
• Game 31, June 19, Spain 3, Tunisia 1
• Game 32, June 19, Saudi Arabia 0, Ukraine 4
• Game 33, June 20, Germany 3, Ecuador 0
• Game 34, June 20, Poland 2, Costa Rica 1
• Game 35, June 20, England 2, Sweden 2
• Game 36: June 21, Paraguay 2, Trinidad & Tobago 0
• Game 37: June 21, Netherlands 0, Argentina 0
• Game 38, June 21, Cote d'Ivoire 3, Serbia 2 (*)
• Game 39, June 21, Portugal 2, Mexico 1
• Game 40, June 21, Angola 1, Iran 1
• Day Fourteen Diary: The Decider
• Game 41, June 22, Italy 2, Czech Republic 0
• Game 42, June 22, Ghana 2, United States 1 (see the BBC's match report & virtual replay here)
• Game 43, June 22, Brazil 4, Japan 1
• Game 44, June 22, Croatia 2, Australia 2
• Game 45, June 23, France 2, Togo 0
• Game 46, June 23, Switzerland 2, South Korea 0
• Game 47, June 23, Saudi Arabia 0, Spain 1
• Game 48, June 23, Ukraine 1, Tunisia 0
• Game 49, June 24, Germany 2, Sweden 0
• Game 50, June 24, Argentina 2, Mexico 1 (Overtime)
• Game 51, June 25, England 1, Ecuador 0
• Game 52, June 25, Portugal 1, Netherlands 0
• Game 53, June 26, Italy 1, Australia 0
• Game 54, June 26, Ukraine 0, Switzerland 0, Ukraine advance on PK
• Game 55, June 27, Brazil 3, Ghana 0
• Game 56, June 27, France 3, Spain 1
• Day Twenty Diary: Breakdown and Resurrection
• Game 57 , June 30, Germany 1, Argentina 1 (Germany win on penalty kicks)
• Game 58, June 30, Italy 3, Ukraine 0
• Game 59, July 1, England 0, Portugal 0, Portugal win 3-1 on penalty kicks
• Game 60, July 1, France 1, Brasil 0
• Game 61, July 4, Italy 2, Germany 0
• Game 62, July 5, France 1, Portugal 0
• Game 63: July 8, Germany 3, Portugal 1
• Game 64, the final: Italy 1, France 1; Italy win 5-3 on penalty kicks

Complete Stats from Previous World Cups at Planet World Cup

• Goal Post: The New Republic's blog (by far the best this side of Berlin)
• The Guardian
• Der Spiegel's World Cup Blog (Germany, in English)
• New York Times blog
• World Cup Blog
• The BBC

Latest Featured Additions

• "Surge in Racist Mood Raises Concern on Eve of World Cup," NYT, June 4, 2006
• "Fans' Racist Taunts Rattle European Soccer," Washington Post, Dec. 13, 2004
• "ZZ Top," on Zinedine Zidane, by Andrew Hussey, the UK Observer, April 4, 2004
• The Verdict on Zizou, UK Observer, July 2, 2000
• Le foot, industrie sans frontiere, by Branko Milanovic, Le Monde, July 7, 2006 [in French]
• Les Bleus avec la force de l'age, by Yves Threrard, le Figaro, July 7, 2006 [in French]
• "Eleven Men Carrying a Continent": On Ghana's team, by Sean Wilsey, New York Times, June 25, 2006
• "A Longtime Loser, Soccer Begins to Score in US," [on the rise of MLS], Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2006
• "Soccer: A Matter of Love and Hate," by Tim Parks, New York Review of Books, July 18, 2002
• US World Cup Performance: "One Nation, Underwhelming," George Vecsey, New York Times, June 17, 2006
• Why the World Cup Is Better [by far] Than the Olympics, The Economist, June 9, 2006
• America's Coolness Toward Football Is Another Example of Its Exceptionalism, The Economist, June 10, 2006
• Klinsmann's Castle: Hopes and Fears of Germany's Controversial National Coach, The Economist, June 9, 2006

Columnizing the 2006 World Cup

• "My Unconditional Surrender to Total Football," Pierre Tristam, June 9, 2006
• "How Could 300 Million Americans Be So Wrong?," Pierre Tristam, June 6, 2002
• "Kicking the Soccer Habit," by John Tierney, June 24, 2006
• "One Nation, Underwhelming," George Vecsey, June 17, 2006
• "For England, Hard Times Give Way to Great Expectations," George Vecsey, June 11, 2006
• "Paraguayans Suffer Very Scottish Defeat," Alistair McKay, The Scotsman (Scotland), June 11, 2006
• "Trinidad & Tobago Explosion Shakes Up Group P," by Tom Dart, UK Times, June 10, 2006
• For Germany, "Hope, Not Expectation," by Simon Barnes, UK Times, June 10, 2006

The Previous World Cups (Will be enriched in days ahead):

• France 1998: "France's Day of Glory Arrives: Upset of Brazil in World Cup, 3-0" Jere Longman, NYT July 13, 1998
• United States 1994: "For One Shining Moment, Brazil Has the World At Its Feet," Jere Longman, NYT, July 18, 1994
• Mexico 1986: England is Eliminated By Argentina, 2-1 ("Malvinas II" and the The "Hand of God" match), Alex Yannis, NYT, June 23, 1986.
• Spain 1982: "Christmas Comes Every Four Years," George Vecsey, May 23, 1982.
• Spain 1982: Why Italy's Defensive Football Is from the Devil, June 30, 1982.
• Spain 1982: "Endless Dancing in the Streets," George Vecsey, July 4, 1982.
• Spain 1982: "The Whole World Is Watching," George Vecsey, July 7, 1982 .

The Game's Histories: Some Fascinating Essays

• Can European Football Spur Interest in American Soccer? A Look at the Champions World Series and Major League Soccer, by Sean Fredrick Brown, Soccer and Society, March 2005.
• Hit and Tell: A Review Essay on the Soccer Hooligan Memoir, by Steve Redhead, Soccer and Society, Autumn 2004.
• Religion, Politics and Class: Conflict and Contestation in the Development of Football in Iran, by Babak Fozooni, Soccer and Society, Autumn 2004.
• Women's Soccer in the United States: Yet Another "Exceptionalism," by Andreis S. Markovits and Steven Hellerman, Soccer and Society, Summer/Autumn 2003.
• Sport and Politics in Palestine, 1918-48: Football as a Mirror Reflecting the Relations between Jews and Britons, by Haggai Harif and Yair Galily, Soccer & Society, Spring2003.
• The Match of Death: Kiev, 9 August 1942, by James Riordan, Soccer & Society, Spring 2003.
• The Argentinian Junta and the Press in the Run-up to the 1978 World Cup, by Bill Smith, Soccer and Society, Spring 2002.
• Football in the New China: Political Statement, Entrepreneurial Enticement and Patriotic Passion, by: Dong Jinxia & J.A. Mangan, Soccer & Society, Autumn2001.
• Beyond the Maximum Wage: The Earnings of Football Professionals in England, 1900-39, by Matthew Taylor, Soccer & Society, Autumn 2001.
• Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889--2000, by Novy Kapadia, Soccer & Society, Summer 2001.
• Swedish Football Hooliganism, 1900-39, by Torbjorn Anderson, Soccer & Society, Spring 2001.
• "Biladi, Biladi": Ethnic and Nationalistic Conflict in the Soccer Stadium in Israel, by Amir Ben-Porat, Soccer & Society, Spring 2001.