While you were sleeping, World Cup edition: Shakira struts, Mexico score, 3 see red

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The World Cup finally got started on Thursday in Mexico, and after weeks of dealing with the chaos off the field it was nice to remember for a while what this is all supposed to be about – the beautiful game.
Someone forgot to tell referee Wilton Sampaio he was not the star of this encounter, which Mexico won 2-0, but we’ll get back to that in a moment.
Anyway, from Shakira, to KPop Demon Hunters, a game with more storylines than a bad soap opera, and Julian Quinones scoring the first goal of...

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