Even after World Cup is over, it won't be the end of the collection.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

"I love it that South Africans are just coming together as South Africans and saying 'Damn it, we've got our own people and it's an African World Cup, it's ours,it belongs to us' so why don't we use some of the magnificent talent that we've actually got?

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

"It's an astonishing feat to get six predictions in a row. I am told people are walking into our shops and saying 'I will have what the Octopus predicted.'" But before taking Paul's word for this World Cup, it might be worth checking out the competition, because Paul isn't the only animal making predictions on this World Cup.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

The U.S. team won't win the World Cup this year, but there is plenty of pressure to improve on the showing of 1998.

FORBES: Kicks are for kids

The U.S. team won't win the World Cup this year, but there is plenty of pressure to improve on the dismal 1998 showing.

FORBES: Kicks Are for Kids

The U.S. women won't win any awards for aesthetics in this tournament, but the Germans and Italians don't apologize for their inelegant World Cup victories, and these women won't either.

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