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I haven't watched a single game of the World Cup yet. Not because I don't want to, but because the part of my brain reserved for paying attention to sports is still recovering from . My wish for the New York Knicks to lose just enough to extend the series to a full seven games—I never know when to leave a party—. So it's only a matter of time before I learn who's playing in the tournament and let a vague sense of geopolitics guide me to the right plucky underdog. For now, my relationship to t...