Jul 17 2011

FIFA World Cup 2011

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

ooooooooooooooooal!

You see, you have to make it long because you don’t hear it much.

It’s indicative of a flaw in my character that I’m uninterested in pitcher’s duels and Football.  Outside my jingoistic sports nationalism I doubt I’d be covering the event at all, not because I’m misogynous- I like womens’ Basketball better than mens’, but I also like scoring and there isn’t any.

Japan is the compelling underdog story.  Punching above their weight in a bid for redemption after a natural disaster (not quite sure how a trivial sporting victory does that, but I’m sure that just like underpants it leads to profit somehow).

On the other hand you have our bodice ripping titans striding Gulliver-like onto the field amid mindless chants of USA!  USA!

Sigh.  I told you I’m the wrong guy to convey the earth shattering importance of the occasion, I’m much better with the trivial and mundane.

Unlike some matches we are in fact guarenteed a victor if only by penalty kick shootout after 90 minutes of a scoreless tie.  Don’t laugh, that’s how we won over Brazil.

I do know enough to recognize that Japan plays ball control and the game itself is all about making the shot angle as acute as possible so the effective size of the goal is reduced.

Like Hockey except for the teeth on the ice.

So if you feel inclined to expose my ignorance of the nuances of the noble game feel free to do so below.

rustymancuso581

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  3. Fascinating.

  5. Must be that clorophyl stuff.

  6. Not a good sign.

  7. Almost like they were normal people.

  8. but they are very agile

  10. Score?

    You’re kidding, right?

  11. but I won’t be disappointed if the Japanese ladies win, after their annus horribilis

  12. This does move very fast

  14. Grass still green.

  15. An hour ago Mubarak was in a coma, now he’s awake. Maybe he was napping?

  16. We gotta have a goal, we just gotta.

    It’s Football Jake.

  18. the clock doesn’t stop, no time outs

  19. Goooooooooooooooooooooooal!

    A long time coming?  I’m not even clocking the half.

  22. Japan ties.

  23. And there was much rejoicing.

  26. USA!  USA!

  29. not even any yellow cards.

    You’d think it was a non-contact sport.

  30. Fascinating.

  31. This may well go to penalty kicks. 3 minutes left

  32. Denial of goal scoring opportunity.

  34. Well played, ladies

  35. First ever in the Tournament.

  36. I had meant to watch this game. Thanks for the cliffs-notes!

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