Brad

Good beginning for Uruguay, one of the countries I root for. I lived there as a kid.

I thought Morocco played very well but Portugal made a lot of good saves. Pepe is such an actor. He’s never changed.

This is an outstanding track.

I don't think I'm going out on a limb to say CR is on fire. He's playing on a level higher than at Madrid. They have to be viewed as a serious contender for the Cup.

Here's a great remembrance of Lorraine Gordon by Ethan Iverson. Lorraine Gordon 1922-2018

Maybe he can apply for US citizenship!

Agreed, too good to pass up.

Egypt is screwed. An almost certain Uruguay victory will put them out. Now, they’re really screwed at 3-0.

I hope to pick up mine at the Jazz Bash in NJ this Friday.

Started to listen to this last night.

We will have to disagree about that. They played very well and aside from the Spain game, it was the best half of football we’ve seen so far. However, their second half wasn’t on the same level. I think they are better than the other two but we’ll see.

What about Mexico? Their first half was very good.

He says he has no idea. I assume they don’t put the Gazzette together but send the info to a third party, Tumblr, I suppose.

They are no points for style. They got the three points and that’s what counts.

Let me send an email to Scott, asking why people need to use Tumblr.

I must have jinxed them. Saved at the end.

You guys must be happy with the start so far

Unfortunately, I missed the Brasil game although it couldn’t have topped the Mexico game. I thought the ref did a great job in letting the players play. It’s shaping up as a very good tournament.

An historic win. I was convinced until the whistle that Germany would score. Opening matches are not kind to WC Champs.

Terrific match so far. Hard to say who’s better, even though Mexico has the lead.

I can't disagree with you that they were a better team but I have a distaste for their players (and the country generally). I hope they're taught a lesson in their next match

An annoying loss by the Tico to a team whose players are extremely annoying.

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