Wide Angle: World Cup, South Africa 2010
Follow our continuing coverage and analysis of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, including the U.S. team's new jerseys, why sex and soccer do (or don't) mix, the controversial cheating, blown ref calls, and more.
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World Cup Octopus: Did It Really Predict the Future?
So what’s Paul's story? Is he fixing these matches? Some sort of time-traveling mollusk that stole Biff's idea from "Back to the Future 2?" Or is he just really, really lucky?
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'Psychic' Octopus Predicts Spain to Win
The eight-legged oracle has become a World Cup sensation after correctly predicting all six of Germany's games.
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'Psychic' Octopus Predicts Spain World Cup Win
The eight-legged oracle has a perfect record so far of picking winners in this year's World Cup.
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Penalty Kicks May Be Predictable
More than 80 percent of the time, even the best goalies guess wrong. This new study could improve those odds.
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World Cup Ball: What's Wrong With It? [VIDEO]
Players and coaches at the 2010 World Cup are complaining that the Jabulani, the tournament's official ball, behaves unpredictably. Discovery News' Jorge Ribas talks to a NASA aerospace engineer and a pro soccer player to find out the science behind the ball.
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Why Soccer is Rife with Cheating
The road to the World Cup has been fraught with controversies over everything from the annoying vuvuzela horns to blown referee calls to cheating.
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Instant Soccer Fan? Why?
Why is our generally soccer-apathetic country jumping on the futbol bandwagon? Amanda Visek, a sports psychologist at George Washington University, answers this question and more.
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Annoying Vuvuzelas Explained
Vuvuzelas let the fans be heard during soccer matches in a big way. James Williams finds out if the sounds this instrument makes are really that annoying -- and why.
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World Cup 2010: Can Abstinence Affect Athletic Performance?
Some soccer coaches insist their players keep their eyes on the ball -- and nothing else.
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World Cup Kicks Off With Green Kits
Team USA will be sporting high-performance kits made from recycled plastic bottles. For this World Cup, green is the goal.
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Man's Voice Reveals His Fighting Ability
In the animal kingdom, a male's vocalizations are sometimes are tied to physical strength. Human men turn out to fit that phenomenon perfectly.
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FIFA World Cup 2010: A Satellite Tour of the 32 Competing Nations
With the FIFA World Cup 2010 in full swing, take an orbital tour of all 32 nations participating in the world's biggest soccer competition.
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World Cup's Shiny New Digs: Satellite Big Pics
From historical to simply stunning, South Africa's World Cup venues will show the world a side of the country it never expected.
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