BERMAN’S SPORTS BLOG

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

I was perfect yesterday! Let’s see if I can continue that trend. And this time, let's hope I don’t forget the records at the bottom. Spain vs. Belgium I still don't want to talk about Belgium's last game. Can we just pretend it never happened? Unfortunately, we can't. The truth is, Belgium hasn't exactly impressed me this tournament. Outside of beating the United States (which I'm still trying to forget), they haven't looked like the team everyone expected. Their attack has b