I’ve been back in the home for a few days now. Despite the jet lag from a 23 hour door-to-door trip (I got to watch the last 20 mins of the Slovenia v. Algeria Group C match at VVI; but missed Germany’s scorefest), I managed to drag myself out of bed in time to catch yesterday’s Holland v. Denmark Group E opener. This was the first World Cup match I watched w/ Javi (he got to stay home from school & spend the day w/ his papi).
Today was Brazil’s debut against North Korea in Group F. Brazil won—and showed a breathtaking display of individual skill & bravura—but it showed its rough edges against a tough & determined Hermit Kingdom side (they managed to frustrate Brazil for most of the match & even scored a goal to go down a respectable 2-1). Earlier, Portugal tied the Ivory Coast, which means the “group of death” could get very interesting, indeed. Portugal and/or Ivory Coast might have a very tough time getting past North Korea.
Spain—¡España!—debuts tomorrow. I’m hoping Fernando Torres, David Villa, Xavi Hernandez, and co. do a better job out the gate than their Brazilian counterparts do.
And this is why football is so beautiful- sometimes you can get it so wrong, like those of us who believed Spain would easily cruise to a World Cup win. Or maybe an opening day defeat might be best to wake them up.
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