"Why didn't you report the assault immediately?" Well, have you met our criminal justice system? And the backlog of rape kits? Or the fact the many people assume that women are lying about sexual assault. Or even having a single drink makes the woman seemingly at fault for what happens.

Do I now want France to win so Mbappé can ruin the life of that awful Paraguayan politician who was spewing racism? Maybe.

Oh, Zlatan telling the youth to go out and play on the streets. Does he know how much it costs to play this sport in this country?

Emma Hayes is a queen!

I am sad for some of the US players.

LUKAKU!!!!!!

I know he hasn't been at his best recently, but I have a soft spot for Lukaku.

If the US lose this match, I'm not ready for the Old Man Yells at Cloud posts of that man.

Forgot to put out this PSA before the tournament. If you're over 35, do not look up the players you don't know on Wikipedia because you'll feel like you have one foot in the grave.

You know who I miss? Nkunku. He was great before he got broken at Chelsea. And his goal celebration where he blew up a balloon because his small child liked it was so sweet.

Oh no!

I'm not shocked that Balogun is starting because if you can start him you do, but it all feels very gross. Not Balogun's fault at all. Don't blame him for the corrupt intervention of a man who would be mad that he's a US citizen.

Helen of Troy, Lupita Nyongo sparkles in Christian Cowan for the London premiere of #theodysseymovie.

Currently being reminded of this mess. www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/u...

Do you know how hard it is to make yourself look more corrupt than Sepp Blatter? And yet Infantino has accomplished this nearly impossible feat.

He's crying! 😂😂😂😂

Feels like a good time to remind people of Ken Bensinger's excellent book, Red Card. bookshop.org/p/books/red-...

Please prepare your jokes about Scandinavians conquering the British Isles ahead of the Norway vs. England match.

Happy for Jude, but I feel like England don't deserve him after how shitty their press was to him in the run-up to the tournament.

The fireworks have started. The Sun doesn't set until 8:08 PM.

I want to go full parent at kids' sports and give them orange slices.

Paraguay vs. France is a match where you actually need hydration breaks. More than one during a half.

I need to stop doing sports screaming in my apartment. Lol.

I don't expect The (straight) Youth to understand how much HIV and AIDS was a part of the 1980s and 1990s.

45 years ago today. Buried on page 20 on a holiday Friday just like this one, news that changed the world. www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/u...

I'm happy that Egypt made it through, but I'm sad for that Australian baby who missed his penalty in the shootout.

I just recently watched The Residence (which was great) and there was a joke about Swiss-German, Swiss-French, and Swiss-Italian. Thinking about it now that I'm watching Switzerland in the World Cup.

Lol, had to mute that wedding venue thread.

If I had basically unlimited funds, I don't think that Madison Square Garden would be my chosen Manhattan venue.

Since really getting into football during the tail end of lockdown, I've really enjoyed watching it. But it has also made my very competitive, extremely petty side bloom.

I don't think she liked the VAR decision

That's all we have now.

THE SCREAM I JUST SCREAMED!!!!!! My neighbors probably think I'm being murdered.

Who takes Vitinha and Bruno off in this game state?!?!?

This cover is beautiful and the accompanying story is great. www.vanityfair.com/story/anok-y...

Was that Nelly Furtado at the Portugal vs. Croatia match?

Got my COVID booster yesterday. Forgot about the reaction and have been dealing with a low fever all day. Made some tea. Thought about having a hot bath but was too lazy to do so.

One of the best things about moving to Los Angeles was learning that the best tacos have like three ingredients in them. And guacamole isn't one of them.

The tone in which he says "babies of slaves" makes me want to punch something.

One of the things I've been doing in my football group text because I love sports but understand that there is a dark side to many of them is keeping the group text abreast of the multiple players in this World Cup who have been accused of or charged of sexual assault and rape.

I was so ready to post "LOLOLOL, BELGIUM" on my way back home from my annual physical but then...

I wrote about how meaty, salty, fatty hot dogs became the food we're all supposed to eat on the hottest days of the year. This one is free for all @weareravenous.com subscribers, just give us your email! www.weareravenous.com/hot-dogs-jul...

Germany running into the Netherlands at the airport

LOLOLOLOL, NETHERLANDS!!!!!!

LOLOLOLOL, GERMANY!!!!!!

Penalties!!!!!!

It's so funny to get a form text about giving to Princeton from a classmate I thought was a shit.

Things I never thought I would type: look at how they greeted the Algerian team arriving back at the DoubleTree in Lawrence, Kansas

To pivot sharply, with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaching I'm thinking of one of my favorite 4th of July holidays. It was spent at a summer program at Cambridge University when I was 15. I ate a lot of fudge from the local fudge shop.