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A Saudi Win at the World Cup Rings Out Across the Arab World

Even the country’s de facto leader had downplayed expectations. After a win over Lionel Messi’s Argentina, one of the most shocking results in World Cup history, Wednesday will be a national holiday.

By Rory Smith

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Dutch Fans Stand by Their Team, if Not the World Cup

Human rights issues in Qatar have turned many in the Netherlands off the World Cup.

By Claire Moses

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Everyone Is on a Long and Forlorn Search for Goals

A team hoping to reach the knockout rounds can’t score only perfect goals. It must score the cheap and scrappy ones, too. And this U.S. team does not, at least not as often as it should.

By Rory Smith

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Senegal vs. Netherlands: Live Match Updates

Senegal is dangerous but without Sadio Mane, they’ll have its hands full with Netherlands.

By Ben Shpigel