Updated:  7/14/98, 16:43 PDT (Links updated 2006)

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What a game!  A brilliant execution of how to play the game.  Congrats to France!  Thank you to all who have participated in this inaugural HWCI pool.  Congrats to the winners.  Put your final thoughts in our Message Board.  The 5th Annual HWCI NCAA Pool will take place in March, 1999, so plan accordingly.  

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• Consolation and Final Pool Info
• WC98 Update # 40 (7/14) "Reflection, Part II"
• WC98 Update # 39 (7/13) "Reflection, Part I"
• WC98 Status # 7 (7/12) "After Finals:  Socker Scooter Predicts It"
• WC98 Update # 38 (7/12) "Stunner in Saint-Denis"
• WC98 Update # 37 (7/11) "What a Run"

• Semifinal Pool Info
• WC98 Update # 36 (7/10) "Final Weekend"
• WC98 Update # 35 (7/9) "Comments, Pool Status"
• WC98 Status # 6 (7/8) "After Semifinals:  We Have a Winner"
• WC98 Update # 34 (7/8) "The Best Offense is Defense"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 13 (7/8) "Defense Proves to be the Winning Factor"
• WC98 Update # 33 (7/7) "Taffarel"
 
• Quarterfinal Pool Info
• WC98 Update # 32 (7/6) "Time to get Nervous"
• WC98 Update # 31 (7/5) "Final Four Possibilities"
• WC98 Status # 5 (7/4) "After Quarterfinals:  MLSBob vs. Le Bix"
• WC98 Update # 30 (7/4) "Upsets Twice Over"
• WC98 Update # 29 (7/3) "You Say Baggio, I Say Biagio"
 
• Round of 16 Pool Info
• WC98 Update # 28 (7/2) "Pool Update"
• WC98 Update # 27 (7/1) "From A to Z"
• WC98 Status # 4 (6/30) "After Round of 16:  Fourteen Eliminated From Top Prize"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 12 (6/30) "The Queen is Dead"
• WC98 Update # 26 (6/30) "The Penalty Kick"
• WC98 Update # 25 (6/29) "No Mexico Rally"
• WC98 Update # 24 (6/28) "The Golden Goal"
• WC98 Update # 23 (6/27) "Chile Goes Winless"
 
• First Round Pool Info
• WC98 Update # 22 (6/26) "Quick Round-up"
• WC98 Status # 3 (6/26) "After 48 Matches:  Gap Widens as MLSBob Stays on Top"
• WC98 Update # 21 (6/26) "Top Seeds Claim Top Spots"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 11 (6/26) "Life's Too Short..."
• WC98 Update # 20 (6/25) "Another Mexico Rally"
• WC98 Update # 19 (6/24) "Penalty Kicks Galore"
• WC98 Update # 18 (6/23) "Six Minutes"
• WC98 Status # 2 (6/22) "After 32 Matches:  MLSBob Holds onto Lead"
• WC98 Update # 17 (6/22) "Two Down, One to Go"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 10 (6/22) "Protest: 'Thoughts' on Haitus"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 9 (6/22) "USA-Iran"
• WC98 Update # 16 (6/21) "Embarassing"
• WC98 Update # 15 (6/20) "Orange Butchery"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 8 (6/19) "Great Match"
• WC98 Update # 14 (6/19) "Bora Does it Again"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 7 (6/18) "Bloody Thursday"
• WC98 Update # 13 (6/18) "Red Thursday"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 6 (6/17) "Chile's Defense"
• WC98 Update # 12 (6/17) "Chile Unlucky Again"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 5 (6/16) "USA Analysis"
• WC98 Update # 11 (6/16) "Brazil Advances"
• WC98 Status # 1 (6/15) "After 16 Matches:  MLSBob Perfect"
• WC98 Update # 10 (6/15) "Every Team's Played a Match"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 4 (6/15) "1st Half Impressions" (also Comment # 1)
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 3 (6/15) "Weekend Update"
• WC98 Update # 9 (6/14) "Battle of Firsts Goes to Croatia"
• WC98 Update # 8 (6/13) "Nigeria, Mexico for Real"
• WC98 Update # 7 (6/12) "France Shows the Way"
• WC98 Update # 6 (6/11) "Fit to be Tied"
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 2 (6/11) "Blame it on the Rain"
• WC98 Update # 5 (6/10) "And so it Begins..."
• "Not-so-deep Thoughts" # 1 (6/10) "Day One"
 
• Pre-World Cup Pool Info
• WC98 Update # 4 (6/8) "More Last Minute Info"
• WC98 Update # 3 (6/3) "Reminder: Just Six Days Left"
• WC98 Update # 2 (5/26) "Quick Notes and Tips"
• WC98 Update # 1 (5/22) "Let the Games Begin! (How to Enter)"

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