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Jul 13, 2026, 7:43 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 30

DISCLAIMER: The Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) hereby declares that it has not engaged in any match-fixing or referee-bribing or any other nefarious activities in connection with the Argentine National Football Team. Moreover, the ZGWC does not...

Jul 11, 2026, 12:31 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Days 27 & 28

Day 27 (Please excuse the delay.) "You shall remember the Exodus from Egypt...." Read here not "from," but "of." Indeed, verily, the Exodus of Egypt from the 2026 World Cup will be remembered for a long time to come. Leading 2-nil over the...

Jul 7, 2026, 5:14 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 26

Q: How is the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) similar to the Palestinian national movement? A: It never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Consider the situation. The United States was playing a World Cup on home soil in...

Jul 7, 2026, 12:39 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 25

Chose one: 1) The Battle of the Iberian Peninsula; 2) Lula da Silva Clock Watch; 3) Flo Balogun Red Card Imbroglio; or 4) Movie/Song Quotes. Never mind, the Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) will decide for you, Dear Reader(s). Let’s begin with...

Jul 6, 2026, 3:19 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 24

Adios, Paraguay, auf wiedersehen, adieu. The Albiroja had a magnificent run through the World Cup, but it came crashing to an end against France. The Paraguayans featured a stout defense and displayed great alacrity in the use of Latin American “dark...

Jul 5, 2026, 10:31 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup — Day 23

…Now is the mid-summer heat wave of our discontent…. Since sundown on Friday, there have been two unsavory matchups betweeen: 1) Anglophone countries whose governments detest Israel and who have been less-than-optimal in their efforts to protect their Jewish communities...

Jul 3, 2026, 5:51 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 22

Yesterday’s action in the World Cup featured two matches pitting the nations of the Iberian Peninsula (sorry Andorra and Gibraltar, but you don’t count) against two component parts of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. The latter entity had a habit...

Jul 2, 2026, 3:19 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 21

The knockout rounds of the World Cup are always dramatic. Yesterday’s menu of matches was especially dramatic. In the showdown between African countries and European countries, both African sides managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. In...

Jul 2, 2026, 9:03 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 20

Quoth The Rolling Stones: “You can’t always get what you want, but, sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.” Per the Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC): “And, sometimes, you don’t even get that.” Such was the...

Jun 30, 2026, 6:25 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 19

“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair.” This quote is most commonly associated with Percy Bysshe Shelley, but it just as easily could have been attributed to the likes of Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Torsten Frings, and their ilk....

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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.