Lego World Cup

Have you caught World Cup fever? When there's no time to take in an entire, maddeningly low-scoring match, savor the highlights... in Legos! Since 2007, self-described crazy soccer fan Fabian Moritz has spent thousands of hours meticulously recreating major soccer matches in stop-motion animation with squads of smiley-faced Lego players. The resulting videos are collected on his website, Lego Fussball. Now the Hannover, Germany-based animator is working 'round the clock on World Cup matches. Among the most popular so far: Team USA's opener against England, which featured an astounding fumble by Brit goalie Robert Green. "In general, unusual scenes are a lot of fun, because I get to be very creative," said Moritz recently. "I have never recreated a goalkeeping error before, so I really enjoyed it."