The English fans find a way to bypass the drinking ban
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The US wins its group over England and Wales who will both fade in the desert heat.
England only gets to second place in its group and loses to the Netherlands in the round of 16
The US makes it to the quarter finals and loses to France in what the Democrats call a huge success and the Republicans an unmitigated disaster
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The African teams do very poorly due to injuries to their star players
Spain and Japan advance from the group stage over Germany who dominates every game but can't find a way to score goals
Argentina loses a heart breaking semi final to Brazil
Uruguay eliminates Serbia, Belgium and France and makes it to the final only to lose to Brazil.