--- description: The Ukraine and EU sign a trade agreement, America makes World Cup 2nd round, a talented and emotional NBA draft, and Shia LeBeouf arrested. title: Survive and Advance: World Cup Round 2 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f77a5eb9c07fddf/698699a4f983e78e4804e9a7/usa-world-cup-brazil.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Survive and Advance: World Cup Round of 16 by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 27, 2014 3:49 PM CUT  U.S. supporters celebrate advancing to the Round of 16 after their loss to Germany while watching the match at FIFA Fan Fest on June 26, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro. U.S. supporters celebrate advancing to the Round of 16 after their loss to Germany while watching the match at FIFA Fan Fest on June 26, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 27, 2014 3:49 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Friday, June 27. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a historic [economic and trade agreement](http://time.com/2933246/ukraine-e-u-sign-historic-trade-and-economic-pact/ "undefined") with the European Uunion, siding with the West and distancing his country from Russia. Group play wrapped up in the [World Cup](http://time.com/2928541/world-cup-2014-football-soccer-us-germany/ "undefined") with the U.S. advancing despite a loss to Germany. Team USA plays Belgium in the knockout round of 16. [Andrew Wiggins](http://time.com/2930938/cleveland-cavaliers-pick-andrew-wiggins-first-in-nba-draft/ "undefined") went No. 1 to the Cavaliers in the NBA draft, but it was a pick by the NBA that made headlines. The league symbolically “picked” Isaiah Austin, a promising prospect whose career was cut short last week by a Marfan Syndrome diagnosis. And finally, [Shia LaBeouf](http://time.com/2931300/shia-labeouf-detained-at-broadway-show/ "undefined") insists he’s not famous anymore, but keeps popping up in the news. The troubled actor was arrested at a performance of _Cabaret_ last night. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2933411/world-cup-ukraine-nba-draft-shia-labeouf/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2933411/world-cup-ukraine-nba-draft-shia-labeouf/"},"headline":"Survive and Advance: World Cup Round of 16","datePublished":"2014-06-27T15:49:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:40:08.716Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2933411/world-cup-ukraine-nba-draft-shia-labeouf/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f77a5eb9c07fddf/698699a4f983e78e4804e9a7/usa-world-cup-brazil.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f77a5eb9c07fddf/698699a4f983e78e4804e9a7/usa-world-cup-brazil.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"World Cup Fans Gather To Watch Matches In Rio","caption":"World Cup Fans Gather To Watch Matches In Rio","creditText":"Mario Tama—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2933411/world-cup-ukraine-nba-draft-shia-labeouf/","name":"Survive and Advance: World Cup Round of 16"}}]}] ```