World cup is going to be ovvvaaah
Tonight is the FIFA World Cup final. We'll see Spain and Netherlands battling for it later, and I sure hope Spain will kick Dutch ass. Netherlands play dirty, plus I would love to see the Spanish wipe off that smug look off Sneijder's face.
The Octopus predicted a Spanish win, but I dunno if this prediction will be right since it doesn't involve Germany. Speaking of the Deutsch, last night they managed to beat a never-say-die team called Uruguay. I'm telling you, if there is an audience vote for best footballer of the tournament, Diego Forlan will win it hands down. Every single goal he scored was superb. It's the stuff you want to see in slow mo, in the movies, in ads - the type that makes you feel all warm and nice inside.
The Germans got lucky though, mainly because Uruguay let them play their game. Nonetheless, entertaining match. And I hope tonight's final will be just as fantastic.
Starting tomorrow, most of us following this World Cup will have to start dealing with the life again. No more football chats, no more ice breakers talking about football, no more betting (thank god!), no more insults at supporters of another football team (until club football starts again). One way or another, this World Cup is will have a new winner to add to the prestigious list, a history created. In a way, both teams in the final have already won.
Some things about this World Cup that stood out for me, I'll start with the good:
The Octopus predicted a Spanish win, but I dunno if this prediction will be right since it doesn't involve Germany. Speaking of the Deutsch, last night they managed to beat a never-say-die team called Uruguay. I'm telling you, if there is an audience vote for best footballer of the tournament, Diego Forlan will win it hands down. Every single goal he scored was superb. It's the stuff you want to see in slow mo, in the movies, in ads - the type that makes you feel all warm and nice inside.
The Germans got lucky though, mainly because Uruguay let them play their game. Nonetheless, entertaining match. And I hope tonight's final will be just as fantastic.
Starting tomorrow, most of us following this World Cup will have to start dealing with the life again. No more football chats, no more ice breakers talking about football, no more betting (thank god!), no more insults at supporters of another football team (until club football starts again). One way or another, this World Cup is will have a new winner to add to the prestigious list, a history created. In a way, both teams in the final have already won.
Some things about this World Cup that stood out for me, I'll start with the good:
- I wanted this World Cup to have a new winner. And I'm going to get it.
- I wanted the big teams who have won the World Cup to get knocked out. I started celebrating early with the demise of Italy and France. And then the overrated English. And then the fact Germany got owned by Spain.
- The world got to know about the vuvuzela and hear all the stupid vuvuzela jokes.
- This world cup reignited my passion for one of my favourite sports :) which I have gotten quite bored of for no reason some years ago.
- My voracious thirst (ok obsession) about any football titbits gave me a bit of an upper hand discussing the game with the hubby. Hehehe. The guy must be like Where did you know all this? OK so I'm a bit of a show off.
- Watching the World Cup as a (sort of) neutral is a lot of fun! You don't get heartbroken, you actually enjoy every single thing happening on the field. Whereas, when you're following one team (for some godforsaken reason if you're not from that country), or have money on a particular team for that particular match, it just takes the fun out of it.
- This World Cup has a bunch of stand out players, and my award for Superstar of 2010 is Diego Forlan. Even though Uruguay only got 4th place.
- Get to see Maradona coaching, his crazy, passionate sideline antics. Maradona is sort of the family's hero. He's definitely the only footballer the entire family can agree on is the greatest on earth. Too bad Argentina couldn't get further than the quarterfinals.
- The latest is definitely from last night's match. The crowd booing of Uruguay's Luis Suarez whenever he gets the ball in that Germany game. That's really in bad taste, man. I mean, against Ghana for that handball - he was red carded, Ghana got a penalty. So what's done is done. It's Ghana's own undoing that led them to be kicked out. A given goal at the last sec of the game, can't convert it? Then you had another try at the penalty shootout and then still can't get it right? Time for them to look into themselves and improve from there instead of blaming others. Africa isn't going to get anywhere if they don't let it go. It's not the injustice of a Hand of God goal, or a goal that was disallowed, or an offside goal from the opponent - they had it handed on a platter and failed. End of story. So booing and still hating Uruguay at this stage? Shame on the South Africans (and don't tell me it's the German supporters, South Africans in German colours more like!)
- Asian teams got knocked out at the quarterfinals. Sad, was hoping for so much more. They just need a better coach that's what I think, they already have the talent, it's how they progress from there is all.
- European 1-2-3. Yawns! It's the World Cup innit?
- That damn Octopus. Sometimes just wish it would keep it's mouth shut. Yes, Paul, I'm talking about you. You're going to get fat from all that mussels you've been gobbling, can't you see the aquarium just wants more publicity? And I don't believe you're divine. You'd what I call, lucky, and when you've psyched up (or down) the teams before they play, it's not called a prophecy. It's self-fulfilling prophecy when you turn out to be right.
- No more World Cup after tonight! Boohoo!!!
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