SAO PAULO (AP) — Spidey Bear sat intently and quietly (as usual) on a table some 8 feet from the TV as Brazil went into a shootout and salvaged its World Cup with a win over Chile.
It has been quite an adventure for the stuffed black bear from Iowa City, who belongs to 6-year-old Graeme Thomas and his 3-year-old brother, Miles, the nephews of U.S. Soccer Federation director of communications Neil Buethe.
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