The first hint of World Cup wonder concerning one tiny nation arose in the mid-afternoon of June 2 at Logan Airport in Boston in a vast room freighted with human meaning: international arrivals. That's where a hundred-strong throng carried flags and held up scarves and sang songs,

World Cup predictions are among the most entertaining parts of the global competition. And with some games happening in Houston and Dallas, futbol mania has spilled into Austin - though it's long been alive with Austin FC fans.

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At the Normandy Fountain in Miami Beach, an oversize soccer ball emblazoned with the Uruguayan flag has become a gathering spot for fans of La Celeste ahead of Monday's World Cup match in Miami. The ball,