BERMAN’S SPORTS BLOG

The World Cup has come and gone, and a champion has been crowned. As you may recall, before the tournament began, I made my group stage predictions. You might think that interning with the Carolina Ascent and Bethesda SC would help me make good predictions. On the other hand, you might remember my history of predictions and expected they were probably going to be brutal. It is time that I own up to the predictions I made and see how I did. Here's how the scoring system works:

When will teams learn to NOT PARK THE BUS AGAINST ARGENTINA!?!? Seriously, when you have a lead, don’t sit back. England ultimately paid the price for that decision and are now stuck playing France in the third-place game, while Argentina will try to become the first nation since Brazil to win back-to-back World Cups. Meanwhile, after their dominant performance against France, Spain will be looking to win its first World Cup since 2010. All I know is that neither team could

Throughout this World Cup, we have learned many things. First, red cards can be overturned less than 24 hours before a match if the President of the United States asks nicely. Second, VAR is almost never used correctly. Third, and most importantly, the chip inside the soccer ball can detect when it brushes against a player's hair...but apparently can't detect when it hits a camera wire. It's been a weird World Cup. The 48 teams at the start of the Cup are down to the final fo

SEE YA, BELGIUM! YOU LOST ON NATIONAL FRENCH FRY DAY! Maybe I’m celebrating too much, but the amount of complaining they did before the USA game makes me want to celebrate even harder. Anyway, we have the last two games of the quarterfinals, so let's see if I can go 4/4! Norway vs England This is the matchup I've been waiting for. Norway has been one of the biggest surprises of the tournament. After I made what is still my worst prediction by picking against them to make it