Well, in the words of Peter Gabriel's "Biko", "The eyes of the World are watching now, watching now" and, to be frank, South Africa fluffed its lines as the great squib of a World Cup draw stumbled through to its anticlimax. Where was the razzmatazz? And what on earth had happened between the two presenters back stage? They took more pot shots at each other during the draw than Wenger and Ferguson have managed over the past decade!
No music, no flashing lights, no tic-a-tac, no audience reaction - it was more like a lecture on how to prune rose bushes than the draw for the greatest football competition in the world. Limp, tame, sterile, bland - bit like the group that Italy have been drawn in! Meanwhile, there will be some head scratching back at the ANC headquarters. I'm damn sure that South Africa were not meant to draw France, Mexico and Uruguay!
As for our group, well I am happy with that and we shoulld be able to get through the next round and the quarter final too. Brazil might prove tricky in the semifinal, but I think they will crash out early so I don't see that game even happening. Come on England!
2 comments:
you missed all the razzmatazz on brit telly as they chatted on showed the vitals which was done in the same as for all previous draws tediously to FIFA's set plan The 2 hosts though were about as entertaining as a spud telling how Sp"rs are really one of the country's great clubs and by right should just be awarded all the trophies
FIFA have a very tight rein on what's happening in SA nevertheless it will be a fantastic and very different world cup the biggest problem being that practically everyone in the country thinks that the tourists will all be fantastically wealthy and won't mind making them all rich overnight so don't worry about the fella's with guns they'll be happy with your mobile and R30(about 2quid)hotels, b+b's and everyone with a spare room will squeeze you till you pop
Yh I thought it was very much a Eurovision atmosphere. Anywho, at least Skysports felt to the need to randomly assemble a few greats in the game and get them to pointlessly discuss things we already knew. I also found it funny that they got in some sort of 'expert' who stated only two nations in the world Cup didn't have a player that plys his trade in the premiership. Interesting. Charlize Theron did look quite sexy though!
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