Going into the World Cup I was cheering for England as I said earlier, but I didn’t really have too much of an emotional attachment to the team or so I thought. About an hour before the match I started to watch Wayne Rooney highlights for this past season. Then as friends started to arrive for the match I got into animated discussions about Capello’s tactics, the team and everything football. When England’s goal went in, I celebrated, yelled a bit and was generally excited. As the match went on we started to pick out all the problems in the England team and attack every little flaw (or big flaws named Heskey). Then the American goal went in. Or rather Robert Green directed it in. I was disappointed, but I had faith England would tie it up. Of course they didn’t, and by the end of the match I was upset. No, it wasn’t close to what I felt after Manchester United lost to Leeds this year or when Canada lost to Honduras in the Gold Cup. But I didn’t think I cared that much about England. Here I was upset over a group stage draw against a good team. Maybe it was the way the match played out, maybe it was the fact I was watching with England supporters. Who knows?
So all I can say from here on in is GO ENGLAND!
As for the other matches so far. The two highlights for me so far were South Africa’s first goal which was a brilliant way to kick start the tournament, and Ji-Sung Park’s perfect finish after a forty-yard run this morning against the Greeks. So far I’ve really enjoyed the tournament. It’s a chance to watch soccer with friends who normally could care less about the game. It’s a chance for our sport to showcase its best.
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