Friday 2 July, 2010

FIFA World Cup

I am one of the last people on earth who would talk about FIFA on my blog, but I am! And I am NOT going to criticise it, or say its overrated. I am gonna say what I feel about it, and don't worry FIFA fans: it's basically positive.
Everybody at school harped on and on about FIFA and partly to sound funny, and partly because I was irritated by all the hype about it, whenever I was asked the team I was supporting, I would respond with an "Antarctica". Then I saw glimpses of match between England and Germany, which is what got me interested. But today's match...
After hearing comments like "No chance Brazil's gonna lose. Clear way for Brazil to the semi-finals", I actually decided to watch the match: my first international football match. And there is one word I will say : AMAZING! I wanted the Dutch to win because nobody would have expected it. Twists and turns are interesting. But by the end of the match, I could feel real tension. What if Brazil scored a goal? Anyhow, I was told that in football anything can happen. So the underdogs won, I rang up my friend (who had made the no-chance-Brazil's-gonna-lose statement) and greeted him with a 'HA!'. No offence Bhavik.
Tomorrow, I'm watching Germany vs. Argentina (I am with Germany) and Paraguay vs. Spain ( Spain, here).
J'aime FIFA. Doesn't mean I am gonna begin playing football.