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Jun 25, 2026, 10:38 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 14

The World Cup continued inexorably today as the last round of group play matches commenced. Group B was first on the hit parade as Canada versus Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina versus Qatar were played simultaneously. Before we discuss the action...

Jun 24, 2026, 10:04 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup—Day 13

Another day of desperation on the soccer pitch…. Monday’s late night intramural scrum of Arab sides saw Algeria best Jordan, 2-1. The Jordanians took a surprise 1-nil lead at halftime against the higher rated Algerian squad. The Algerians, featuring many...

Jun 23, 2026, 8:25 AM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 12

As is typically the case for the Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC), it will be politics first today, then onto the football. We will begin in Colombia where the second round of the presidential elections is now in...

Jun 22, 2026, 1:37 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 11

Before re-capping Sunday's action, a few preliminary matters first. The Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) would be the first to state that it does not possess the gift of prophecy. However, in its review of Group J, the...

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 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...

Silas Anastacio

Jun 18, 2026, 3:16 AM

Jerseys Against Hate: Soccer’s Role in Memory and Human Rights

From June 15 to September 15, 2026, the São Paulo Holocaust Memorial will host the groundbreaking exhibition “Jerseys Against Hate”, created by the Holocaust Museum of Curitiba. Timed to coincide with the World Cup season, the exhibition uses soccer...

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, 8:08 AM

Can Soccer Make Politics Disappear?

I spent the better part of 2024 and 2025 on airplanes and in hotel rooms. Most of my dating took place while in transit. I almost avoided dating in Los Angeles. One of the few men I met while...

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...

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