U.S. And German Astronauts Play Soccer In Space Like the gravitational pull of a black hole, the World Cup is so powerful that you can’t escape it even if you’re in orbit. When the astronauts haven’t been busy, they’ve been watching snippets of games being streamed to them via the station’s Internet. Thursday’s match between U.S. and Germany, which will help determine who advances from Group G, has struck a particular chord with ...