Popworldcupjustice: Brazil vs Chile
BRAZIL V CHILE Guest referee: David Russell — @17days on Twitter and Sia's managay GOOOOAAAAALLLLL! You thought it was all over because the footballers had a day off yesterday, didn't you?…
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Popworldcupjustice: South Korea vs Belgium
SOUTH KOREA V BELGIUM Guest referee: Kyla La Grange — Popstar Ailee — 'Aegukga' “There is so much reverb on this that it sounds like Ariel from the Little Mermaid…
Popworldcupjustice: Algeria vs Russia
ALGERIA V RUSSIA Guest referee: Richard Dawson — Music writer 'Kassaman' [youtube]jEydMJeOF9w[/youtube] “Bear with me one this one, it does have some redeeming features. Just look at the lyrics when…
Popworldcupjustice: Portugal vs Ghana
PORTUGAL V GHANA Guest referee: Darren Sharp — Music writer Portuguese Football Team (08) — 'A Portuguesa' “This edition of the Portuguese national anthem is in fact sung by their football…
Popworldcupjustice: USA vs Germany
USA V GERMANY Guest referee: MNEK — Popstar Whitney Houston — 'The Star-Spangled Banner' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wvG5JQA5og “Whitney Houston's voice was a staple in my household, so her vocal on 'Star-Spangled Banner'…
Popworldcupjustice: Honduras vs Switzerland
HONDURAS V SWITZERLAND Guest referee: Mark Savage — BBC journalist 'National Anthem of Honduras' “Welcome to the cheapest lyric video of all time. Apparently, the internet has no footage of an…
Popworldcupjustice: Ecuador vs France
ECUADOR V FRANCE Guest referee: Jason Lipshutz — Associate editor/Pop Shop blog editor, Billboard.com '¡Salve, Oh Patria!' “You have to respect a national anthem with not just defined movements, but also…
Popworldcupjustice: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA V IRAN Guest referee: Jon Gabony — DJ and writer ‘Handball Fans’ — 'Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine' “There’s an old saying: a national anthem is for life,…
Popworldcupjustice: Nigeria vs Argentina
NIGERIA V ARGENTINA Guest referee: Rob Fitzpatrick — Professor of Philosophy at the University of Spotify Beyoncé — 'Arise, O Compatriots' “Beyoncé is a kind lady, isn’t she? “I want…
Popworldcupjustice: Greece vs Ivory Coast
GREECE V IVORY COAST Guest referee: Pete Paphides — Freelance journalist Mario Frangoulis — 'Hymn to Liberty' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYS1KLL_crQ "Having a rubbish national anthem is really just an excuse to engage in…