World Cup fever...!
My past week has been in a state of semi-consciousness due to lack of sleep. The reason? Well, that event that occurs once every 4 years where 2 teams representing a country each try to kick a ball between two opposing posts joined by a crossbar. Don't get it? It's the FIFA World Cup 2006!
I'm a football freak. People accuse me of switching loyalties in the team I support too often. But how can I help it? I don't support a team just because it's "my team". I support teams that have great players who make the game beautiful. When it comes to the World Cup, the team I support regardless of how well they do is Brazil (slight contradication to what I just said). The samba boys. 5 time World Cup champions. Producer of legends like Pele, Jairzinho, Garrincha, Socrates, Carlos Alberto, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and now; Robinho. It's not just the names. It's the way the whole team plays. Flair that can't be replicated by other teams.
Up till now, I've watched 25 and missed only 4 matches. What a run! I started it by watching all the matches for four days in a row. You can imagine how I felt and how I feel even now. Exhausted but excited. Another match is starting in a while. Togo vs. Switzerland.
The thing with the World Cup is that teams that don't look good on paper tend to produce the most exciting matches. Ivory Coast showed us that a debutant can rock great teams like Argentina. Ghana produced a dazzling 2-0 win over the 2nd ranked team in the world; the Czech Republic. On the other hand, teams such as England and France have displayed boring football.
Australia managed to qualify for this World Cup. This is only their second World Cup and came after 32 years. It's a good thing here. At least the sport will get better recognition in this country that is crazy on Australian Rules, cricket, tennis and swimming. The problem is, it's getting into their heads a little too much. There were crazy celebrations after their win over Japan that I couldn't get to sleep because of the noise. It made them a little overconfident you must say. Especially when their pundits start expecting them to beat Brazil. Boy were they brought back down to earth. Still, it's good that we get full coverage of all the matches here.
I'll probably make a few more posts on this World Cup as we go on. As for now, the match is about to start. Let's hope we don't get a neutral result...
I'm a football freak. People accuse me of switching loyalties in the team I support too often. But how can I help it? I don't support a team just because it's "my team". I support teams that have great players who make the game beautiful. When it comes to the World Cup, the team I support regardless of how well they do is Brazil (slight contradication to what I just said). The samba boys. 5 time World Cup champions. Producer of legends like Pele, Jairzinho, Garrincha, Socrates, Carlos Alberto, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and now; Robinho. It's not just the names. It's the way the whole team plays. Flair that can't be replicated by other teams.
Up till now, I've watched 25 and missed only 4 matches. What a run! I started it by watching all the matches for four days in a row. You can imagine how I felt and how I feel even now. Exhausted but excited. Another match is starting in a while. Togo vs. Switzerland.
The thing with the World Cup is that teams that don't look good on paper tend to produce the most exciting matches. Ivory Coast showed us that a debutant can rock great teams like Argentina. Ghana produced a dazzling 2-0 win over the 2nd ranked team in the world; the Czech Republic. On the other hand, teams such as England and France have displayed boring football.
Australia managed to qualify for this World Cup. This is only their second World Cup and came after 32 years. It's a good thing here. At least the sport will get better recognition in this country that is crazy on Australian Rules, cricket, tennis and swimming. The problem is, it's getting into their heads a little too much. There were crazy celebrations after their win over Japan that I couldn't get to sleep because of the noise. It made them a little overconfident you must say. Especially when their pundits start expecting them to beat Brazil. Boy were they brought back down to earth. Still, it's good that we get full coverage of all the matches here.
I'll probably make a few more posts on this World Cup as we go on. As for now, the match is about to start. Let's hope we don't get a neutral result...
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