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Jun 21, 2026, 9:06 AM

Zionist’s Guide to World Cup–Day 10

The United States is a large and strange country. The country's relationship with soccer is convoluted. There are those on the conservative wing of the American polity who view soccer as the first step towards the Euro-trash invasion of...

Jun 19, 2026, 9:49 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 8

Thus far, many of the teams frowned upon by the Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) have, frankly, done okay in the tournament. Qatar, for instance, scored a stoppage time goal in their opener to force a tie...

Jun 18, 2026, 7:11 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 7

Some may find watching a soccer match to be an exercise in pain as they watch very talented and conditioned athletes frustrate themselves repeatedly trying to get a ball to go where they want. And there’s the flopping. But...

Jun 17, 2026, 8:11 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 6

For all of the recent demonization of “settler colonialism” in recent years, no sportscasters or commentators or other know-it-alls seemed to remember this blight on human existence when it came to today’s France-Senegal match. France, as the former colonial...

Jun 16, 2026, 7:07 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 5

In the words of the redoubtable Nelson Muntz of “The Simpsons:” “Ha ha.” To the highly-vaunted Spanish squad, the consensus favorite to win the whole paella: “Ha ha.” To Palestinian flag waving wünderkind Lamine Yamal: “Ha ha.” To Spanish...

Jun 15, 2026, 7:48 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 4

Tom Stoppard’s monumental play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” opens with the scene of the title characters flipping coins. No matter how many times the coins are flipped, they always come up heads. The play into which they are...

Jun 14, 2026, 5:13 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 3

Once a upon a time, the megalomaniac strongman of the country formerly known as "Turkey" decreed that outsiders–particularly the English-speaking media–refer to his fiefdom as his subjects do in their native language. The world has appeased this mustachioed tyrant...

Jun 13, 2026, 10:17 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 1+

Watching the World Cup opening ceremonies, the Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) had another fever dream, to wit: Imagine a world where the Israeli national team got results from Norway; imagine a world where the Blue and...

Jun 11, 2026, 10:48 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Groups K/L Previews

Group K It is likely that Portugal goes around with a chip on its shoulder vis-a-vis its larger, more populous Iberian Peninsula neighbor. For instance, when Spain expelled its Jews in 1492, it was regarded as a significant event in...

Jun 10, 2026, 2:34 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup Group–H/I/J Previews

Group H In past editions of the Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC), Spain was consistently rated poorly. This assessment was based almost entirely on those inconveniences of 500+ years ago commonly known as the Expulsion from Spain and...

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Doug Klein is an attorney in Chicago and the wrestling coach at Ida Crown Jewish Academy. In 2025, he was inducted into the Illinois High School Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame.