Friday, September 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Groups A and B - after the dust has settled - 2010 FIFA World Cup
So France is out… at least they scored a goal this time… in 2002 they were out without scoring a goal… and they were defending champions that time… I make a prediction for the 2014 world cup right now itself and for the 2018 one too… France will be a semi-finalist in 2014 but will not make the finals… and in 2018, they will score 2 goals in the group matches and then make their exit… very predictable team… and, in hindsight, was it worth Henri going through that shameful act to get France a place in the World Cup… Life has a great way of squaring all things up, even if the football is spherical…
For those who would like to take another look at the Henri "special", here it is...
And Argentina have won all their group matches… but Messi has not scored… looks like they will lose when he scores… and when I supported Argentina, Brazil were doing well… and now I am with Brazil, these guys do well… very unfair world…
Mexico go through despite losing and South Africa go home in spite of winning… how ironic!!! And hopefully the vuvuzelas now will be left at home too…
South Korea make the next round for the first time when playing outside home turf… some improvement… that’s an achievement when you consider that Greece and Nigeria were the teams eliminated in this pool…
So the next round is Argentina vs. Mexico and Korea vs. Uruguay… looks like this is going to be a South American World Cup after all… some things never change…
For those who would like to take another look at the Henri "special", here it is...
And Argentina have won all their group matches… but Messi has not scored… looks like they will lose when he scores… and when I supported Argentina, Brazil were doing well… and now I am with Brazil, these guys do well… very unfair world…
Mexico go through despite losing and South Africa go home in spite of winning… how ironic!!! And hopefully the vuvuzelas now will be left at home too…
South Korea make the next round for the first time when playing outside home turf… some improvement… that’s an achievement when you consider that Greece and Nigeria were the teams eliminated in this pool…
So the next round is Argentina vs. Mexico and Korea vs. Uruguay… looks like this is going to be a South American World Cup after all… some things never change…
A new place... and a new beginning...
There is a new sense of purpose now - probably sparked by the shift to a new location and its accompanying new emotions - a long stay outside the country prompting me to stay in touch with old friends and the eternal hope that they read this, at least from sheer loyalty.
Two all-time favorite events currently underway - the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Wimbledon, mean that there should not be any dearth of topics to write about. Throw in the fact that the F1 season nicely poised, India is about to play Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup finals and oneis convinced that the moment is right to make a new beginning.
So here I go, in what may be called, in these days of reality televison shows, Season 2 of Greg's Sports Diary. As always, I hope that there will be some frank comments. Read on...
Two all-time favorite events currently underway - the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Wimbledon, mean that there should not be any dearth of topics to write about. Throw in the fact that the F1 season nicely poised, India is about to play Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup finals and oneis convinced that the moment is right to make a new beginning.
So here I go, in what may be called, in these days of reality televison shows, Season 2 of Greg's Sports Diary. As always, I hope that there will be some frank comments. Read on...
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