Eyes around the globe were focused on Cape Town, South Africa earlier this afternoon for the 2010 World Cup Final Draw, an event in which the thirty-two qualified teams--America included--found out who and when they will be playing when the world's largest sporting event kicks off in June 2010.
Because soccer is unique among American sports in the sense that it can truly spark seemingly random curiosity about other countries, below is a reading list for each of the Americans' first-round opponents, Algeria, England, and Slovenia:
Algeria (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)
Profile of host city
Profile of host stadium
Country profile
Team profile
National Public Radio archive
The Atlantic archive
The New Republic archive
The New York Times archive
TIME archive
Wall Street Journal
England (Saturday, June 12, 2010)
Profile of host city
Profile of host stadium
Country profile
Team profile
National Public Radio archive
The Atlantic archive
The New Republic archive
The New York Times archive
TIME archive
Wall Street Journal
Slovenia (Friday, June 18, 2010)
Profile of host city
Profile of host stadium
Country profile
Team profile
National Public Radio archive
The Atlantic archive
The New Republic archive
The New York Times archive
TIME archive
Wall Street Journal
- John C.L. Morgan
Related: Weekend Viewing: Inja (2001) (October 30, 2009)
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