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2026 World Cup, Day 16: Egypt 1, Iran 1
On the cruelty of disappearing joy.
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A blue-and-yellow party in Seattle sends the Bosnians through to the next round.
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With 32 teams in the knockout round, it's hard to get eliminated from contention early.
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In which I watch the World Cup at Seattle Center with one billion of my closest friends.
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Those ticket prices? They aren't coming down.
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Belgium 1:1 Egypt, and what it was like to be in Seattle for the game.
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Today's the day that I'm finally in the crowd for a World Cup game, and I'm trying to explain - almost to myself - why this is such a dream.
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The USMNT starts the tournament off on not only the right foot, but a better foot than they've ever put forward before.
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It's harder for me to hate Mexico the way I used to, as the southern neighbors kicked off the tournament with a CONCACAF flair.
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32 years later, the World Cup returns to the USA, where it all began for me.
Soccer and Minnesota United FC... and more.
One final Star Tribune article for 2025, to set up where the Loons offseason is headed.
Your intrepid reporter was there, peering through the smoke from the press box.
Minnesota isn't playing well since the summer transfer window - but they've moved on in the playoffs anyway.
The league is at pains to convince Loons fans that not that much will change.
A 3-3 draw, a 7-6 penalty shootout, a game that had everything.
It's a winner-take-all Game 3 for Minnesota United on Saturday.
Minnesota began its playoff run with a scoreless draw, and a shootout victory, for the second year in a row.
Game 1 is in Minnesota tonight, with Game 2 to follow next Monday in Seattle.
Minnesota takes on the Seattle Sounders in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs, in a best-of-three series.
Minnesota can clinch a better spot in the playoffs - and could potentially qualify for Concacaf Champions Cup, too.
A 3-0 win was the first time since July 2024 that Minnesota won an MLS game and had 50% or more possession.
The veteran Minnesota midfielder returns to the squad this week to try to help get the Loons back on track.