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Popworldcupjustice: Germany vs Portugal

GERMANY V PORTUGAL Guest referee: Laura Snapes — Features Editor, NME  Andreas Bourani — ‘Auf Uns’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYNLQjrBVPo “With his neat crop and athletic frame, Andreas Bourani looks more like the Panini…
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Popworldcupjustice: Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

ARGENTINA V BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Guest referee: Stefan Jackson — @stefanatical on Twitter  Poncho — ‘Music Don’t Stop' “I have a feeling this song may have been made using an old…
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Popworldcupjustice: France vs Honduras

FRANCE V HONDURAS Guest referee: Charlie Lyne — Freelance journ­al­ist and filmmaker  L’entourage — ‘Mourir Demain’ THE SONG ISN'T ON YOUTUBE AND THE SOUNDCLOUD LINK DOESN'T EMBED BUT IF YOU…
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Popworldcupjustice: Switzerland vs Ecuador

SWITZERLAND V ECUADOR Guest referee: Jessica Pinkett — Founder, This Must Be Pop  Mr. Da-nos, The Product G&B & Maury — ‘Summer Nights In Brazil’ “As you probably guessed from the…
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Popworldcupjustice: Ivory Coast vs Japan

IVORY COAST V JAPAN Guest referee: Owen Myers — Deputy Editor, Dazed & Confused  Abou Nidal 2 Geneve — 'Dialogue Direct' “According to Wikipedia, Abou Nidal is the ori­gin­ator of the…
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Popworldcupjustice: England vs Italy

ENGLAND V ITALY Guest referee:  Alim Kheraj — Blogs Editor, Popjustice  Ed Sheeran — 'Sing' “If you live in the UK, you’ve probably heard Ed Sheeran’s current chart-topper ‘Sing’. Look, I’m…
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Popworldcupjustice: Uruguay vs Costa Rica

URUGUAY V COSTA RICA Guest referee: Fryars — Singer  Jorge Drexler — ‘Uruguay nomas’ “'Horriblemente lenta' according to one punter, this is a pretty mel­an­choly World Cup song. And for a…
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Popworldcupjustice: Colombia vs Greece

COLOMBIA V GREECE Guest referee: Michael Lewin — Editor, Notion magazine  Carlos Vives feat ChocQuibTown — ‘El Mar De Sus Ojos’ “My guy Carlos is quite the local pop culture titan…
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Popworldcupjustice: Chile vs Australia

CHILE V AUSTRALIA Guest referee: Bright Light Bright Light — popstar  Javiera Mena — ‘Espada’ “This video is like the product of a mind almost remem­ber­ing the best scenes from…
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Popworldcupjustice: Spain vs Netherlands

SPAIN V NETHERLANDS Guest referee: Alexandra Topping — Reporter, The Guardian  Enrique Iglesias feat Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona — 'Bailando' “'Bailando' kicks off with great World Cup promise — blokes, joshing, sofa…

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