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The Only Perfect Record at the World Cup

July 11th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Any day now, Paul the Octopus will have a one-hour special on ESPN in which he announces that he’s headed to South Beach — just like everyone else who wears that damn swoosh.

(Photo spotted by @BinahSophia)

Tags: Association Football

6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Viva Espana! — The Good Men Project Magazine // Jul 12, 2010 at 12:19 am

    [...] Paul the Octopus and the All-Whites can rest easy. Spain is the World Cup champion with a late Andres Iniesta goal, giving it a 1-0 victory over the terribly cynical Dutch. [...]

  • 2 Jeff // Jul 13, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    Let’s not forget New Zealand…

  • 3 Dave // Jul 13, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Let’s not confuse “undefeated” with “perfect” here. 3 draws in the group stage was a grand accomplishment for a rugby union nation like New Zealand, but they still failed to get out of the group stage.

  • 4 a different Dave // Jul 15, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    Still, that’s three more draws than anyone expected out of the All Whites.

  • 5 Oscar // Jul 16, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Somewhere in New England an fan is crying (cough,, 18 and on GIANT loss, 4 straight MLS Cup losses.cough)

  • 6 sorin // Jul 18, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    I don’t believe in things like this.