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Diego Maradona Is Doing Everything In His Ability To Help Argentina Win

Diego Maradona is having himself one hell of a World Cup. And you know what? It might be just what Argentina needs.

Maradona lived and died with La Albiceleste on Tuesday. Facing elimination, Argentina survived with a 2-1 win over Nigeria thanks to an unlikely savior, though the scapegoat was the same as usual. It was just enough to see Argentina advance in second place in Group D, well behind Croatia, which put Iceland away 2-1.

Peru Fan Almost Becomes Most Hated Man At World Cup

An almost evil Peru fan almost became the most despised man at the World Cup as he nearly stole a shirt that was being given to a young fan by Tim Cahill, the Socceroos striker. 

The 38-year-old Cahill, appearing in what is almost certainly his final World Cup, walked over to a group of young fans and was just about to give them his shirt.

Uruguay’s Nahitán Nández’s Head Tackle Is As Wild As It Gets

One of Uruguay’s nicknames is La Garra Charrúa. Garra meaning claw in Spanish, the nickname signals Uruguayans' relentless disposition; the fact they are willing to use nails, teeth and claws to get what they want.

Former Uruguay player and international star Diego Forlán once told the following anecdote referring to Uruguay’s traditional tough play.

Manager Óscar Washington Tavárez would sometimes tell his players “let’s end this match playing with 11 men,” in an effort to prevent them from playing too harshly and getting a red card.

World Cup Social Media Roundup: Day 12

Today marked the begining of the end for the group stage. Groups A and B played their final games, which is always a cause for drama because most of these games will decide who advances to the Round of 16. There was an enormous amount of people claiming that the refs and the use of VAR was very one-sided in almost every match, which goes to show how big these games were today.

Should Ronaldo Have Seen Red? A Lot Of People Seem To Think So

Group B went batshit crazy on Monday, but when the dust settled and the VAR screen had been flicked off, nothing had changed over the course of 90 overly dramatic minutes in Russia: Spain finish top and will play Russia, Portugal finish runners-up and take on Uruguay. One major talking point is that the European champions could’ve been preparing for that game without Cristiano Ronaldo, who was given a VAR-inspired yellow card for an off-the-ball elbow.

A Kangaroo Decided To Invade The Pitch During A Game In Australia

Australia: the land of Vegemite, beautiful beaches, plenty of animals that want to kill you, a plethora of other animals that likely won’t kill you but could if they wanted to and the mighty Socceroos. 

It turns out Australia is home to animal pitch invaders as well. More specifically, it's home to a pitch-invading kangaroo. 

Panama Trying To Score While England Celebrates Is Equal Parts Endearing And Dumb

Let’s be honest here. Panama was bad on Sunday. Really bad. Los Canaleros embarrassed Concacaf and every Concacaf nation that didn’t qualify, although no specific nations immediately come to mind. The 6-1 loss for Panama vs England was the worst performance of any team thus far at the World Cup. 

Mexico’s Secret Strategy To Win The World Cup Is Pure (Black) Magic

A specter is haunting the World Cup — the specter of Liga MX club Cruz Azul.

El Tri are in great form after defeating South Korea 2-1 and they are currently at the top of the table in Group F, followed by Germany, Sweden and South Korea.

But it seems that recent good results are not only due to Mexico’s outstanding performances.

Romelu Lukaku Went Down In The Box But What Happened Next Will Confuse Ronaldo And Neymar

We thought it was a myth, like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster or common-sense politics. Romelu Lukaku proved us wrong.

This past week the World Cup was infested with simulation and deceit, including from two of the world’s best players. Cristiano Ronaldo argued for VAR after flopping in the box; Neymar dove only for VAR to overturn the duped referee’s decision.

World Cup Social Media Roundup: Day 7

Today's games were expected to be one-sided affairs, but that wasn't the case. Heavyweights Portugal, Uruguay and Spain all struggled to hold on to 1-0 leads to get the vital three points. Not the most exciting day of the World Cup so far, but Twitter was still making the day and games enjoyable with some witty banter.

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