The world just lost its mind over this wonder goal by Colombia's James Rodriguez

The world just lost its mind over this wonder goal by Colombia's James Rodriguez
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An instant contender for goal of the tournament. Behold 22-year-old James Rodriguez of Colombia, the breakout star of the World Cup:

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Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.