Thursday 24th June
Happy Birthday Mum!
13st 9lbs (A Positive trend, NO)
6 cans of Beer left
Prior to these matches for Group F, we find another group were all 4 teams can qualify, and we could even if results don't go their way, the World Champions on their way home.
Match 1 - Slovakia vrs Italy, could the unthinkable happen? & it could with the best match of the tournament so far, the Slovak's beating the World Champions 3-2 and knocking them out, it was close though, Italy came back from 2-0 & 3-1 to score goals to set up a tense final few minutes. But yet another of the top European teams are out, like Africa this has not been a good tournament for European teams. & with Italy the end of a dynasty of players who 4 years ago won the trophy for a 4th time and wrote History.
Match 2 - Paraguay vrs New Zealand, of course whilst this match was going on New Zealand must have known they could have qualified, for long periods the Italians were down, and New Zealand knew a goal and a win would put them through @ the expense of Slovakia, and ironically they would have topped the group. But alas they couldn't they ended the tournament undefeated with 3 draws, and Paraguay & Slovakia qualified.
Prior to these matches for Group E, we actually find a group were just 2 teams are playing for the final 16, as Cameroon, are just playing for pride & Holland have already booked their place. The final 2 play each other so it's winner takes all. This you could say was the dull group of a dull World Cup, so it goes about saying they would serve up 2 crackers........
Match 3 - Denmark vrs Japan, well at last a free kick goes in with this damn ball! & you wait ages & 2 come along together....Japan won this 3-1 to book their last 16 place, and again knock another poor European football team out. Is this World Cup seeing a shift in the Football establishment with stronger South American & Asian teams?
Match 4 - Cameroon vrs Holland, see's the first irrelevant match, well not really it matters in regards who tops the group...& so the Dutch in a decent match just about beat Cameroon 2-1, with the Africans @ least putting up a fight at the end for pride. The Dutch even though they have won 3 matches they have done so unconvincing, though I think most teams would have loved 3 wins out of 3, they way they have played would concern most fans for the last 16 when they will be properly tested.
Maybe 3 more can today, let's see? Yep that's right, why break a habit of a life time, 3 cans and just 3 more left, that's 42+1 (MIL) cans of beer for this World Cup.
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