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While my TV situation doesn’t allow me to catch any of the games (even if I watched TV, reception here at my apartment is pretty horrible), I’ve been trying to keep an eye out for articles on the World Cup, and woke up this morning to a nice surprise — the US beat Mexico 2-0, and are advancing to the quarter-finals! Quite the upstart from what’s traditionally been one of the minor players in World Cup soccer. Go USA!