US out, Australia in
I admit it, I cheered for Ghana -- bad call by the referee and all. No, I am not patriotic enough -- but I was brought up in the heady internationalist years of the 70s, when chastened by Vietnam, we were taught to cheer for the world. Ghana has given us great soccer moments this world cup and the US, despite playing really well defensively against Italy -- was lackluster at best. For some reason, schedule did not permit me to watch Cote d'Ivoire play at all, but I will be devoting myself to African soccer in preparation for the next world cup in South Africa. Essien is one of the most exciting players to watch.
And you bet I will be cheering for our friends down under against Italy. Australia has qualified for the quarter-finals in its first world cup appearance -- like Ghana.
And tomorrow, I will try not to be drawn into the drama of France, South Korea and Switzerland. How can I not cheer France on at a time like this?
And you bet I will be cheering for our friends down under against Italy. Australia has qualified for the quarter-finals in its first world cup appearance -- like Ghana.
And tomorrow, I will try not to be drawn into the drama of France, South Korea and Switzerland. How can I not cheer France on at a time like this?
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Fingers crossed Australia & Ghana.
(btw, it's Australia's 2nd World Cup - they must be the only nation that has only qualified for the 2 German world cup finals).
Has this become a football blog?
Good to see you're versatile Catherine!
A few weeks ago. I read somewhere a quote from a German philosophy student, "I am devoting myself to soccer" for the next month and I thought that that was an admirable sentiment.
Unfortunately, I have fallen short of my initial devotion, but I have thought through the position of the underdog as well as the temporality of the game...immortalized by the German soccer wisdom, "Before a game is after a game...and vice versa."
Life, however, has begun to interfere with my commitment to soccer, but Ghana is definitely my favorite underdog team of the tournament so far!
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