It’s crazy to think that it has only been about two weeks since the opening ceremony of the World Cup. So much has happened in the last 48 games, goals galore, brilliant saves, great crowds, and of course load and loads of controversy. But that is all behind us. We now go to the next …
Where Fools Dare Tread
So the group stages are over and we now look forward to the knockout stages of the tournament. Before we head forward however I thought this was a good time to look back and evaluate the group stages, and give my first XI for the opening rounds. the following players are mostly from games I …
The Media and The Cup
The other day I was reading an article about Louis Van Gaal and a rant he had made about FIFA, scheduling and also how his team have been totally hard done by with bad refereeing. Now this article wasn’t surprising in itself, other than Van Gaal’s claim that the two penalties awarded against his team …
A dish best served cold?
This tournament seems to love proving me and my erstwhile colleague wrong at every turn. Both of us we sure that Portugal led by an on form Cristiano Ronaldo would take this tournament by storm and would at least reach the quarter finals. Even though there is a minuscule chance for the Portuguese to make …
You’ll Never Guess Where Some of the Most Fanatical Fans of the Argentina and Brazil Soccer Teams Can be Found
Hint: it’s a long way from South America The news story that Numbernine and The Fool discuss at the end of their pod cast todayYou'll Never Guess Where Some of the Most Fanatical Fans of the Argentina and Brazil Soccer Teams Can be Found
Third Podcast now live
New Podcast is now up. We discuss all the groups and how each team has gone in their games and who we feel will qualify to the next round Please note that today’s podcast is in two parts. Part 1 discusses Groups A through E; whilst Part 2 discusses Group F- H, as well as …
Into the Great Unknown… again.
I was meant to get this up and done more than a few hours ago, but the 4 am wake ups and restless nights had left me with a less than desirable health status. I am not to make excuses for my failure though, but if I were I would totally blame Spain. Yes our …
Highlights and Lowlights
The first week of the cup is done and it has been full of many moments of brilliance and skill, as well as a few moments of madness. I will give a few of my top moments of the tournament so far, or at least of the games I have seem. That goal I shall …
The Samba Tournament
It isn’t very often that I look forward to anything as much as I have been looking forward to this year’s World Cup in Brazil. It is even rarer that something that I really look forward to lives up to the hype. And I must say this tournament has really done that so far. Through …
Football ruins all Predicitons
Last week my erstwhile colleague gave you his predictions for the first weekend of games, with less than stellar success. To try and prove my superiority to Numbernine I thought I might try my hand at crystal ball gazing for the 2nd week of competition. Belgium v Algeria Group H’s first game sees the favourites …
