| TheOriginalWinger

With a 1-nil victory Uruguay advances and gave the South Africans hope that with a major effort against the reeling French, they can knock Mexico out of the round of 16.

As part of ESPN's continued rollout of all things World Cup, they have released 33 incredible murals. Featuring all 32 countries as well as the one above, this creative campaign has just won ESPN some creativity points. I'm a sucker for creative design, so seeing the artists own take on the countries and the spin they put on these murals in pretty rad. ...

Great story in the LA Times about a previously unknown to Americans director by the name of Federico "Fede" Alvarez. He came to Hollywood two weeks ago as a total unknown. But in a matter of days after arriving in Los Angeles, the young Uruguayan filmmaker had the kind of amazing movie deal that would seem far-fetched, even by "Entourage" ...

So much pressure and tension with a spot in the World Cup Finals on the line, but you have to wonder what in the world could have set this off between the Costa Rica players and what looks like the on site stadium security.