World Cup diary
17.06.2010
Even if Scotland didn't qualify to participate in the World Cup 2010 (sigh!), I am participating — sometimes unintentionally.
Saturday
We watch England and the United States draw one-all. We feel the pain of Robert Green as he lets in the American goal.
Sunday evening
Australia is playing Germany. I have no idea what the weather's like in Durban, but it is bucketing down where I live, which means we can't watch the match because the satellite dish is not rainproof. We listen to the match on the radio. Germany beats Australia four-nil!
Monday afternoon
I'm in the empty beer garden, enjoying a bit of peace and quiet after work. Japan is playing Cameroon on the big screen in the corner. No one is watching. Paaaaarp! Two boys blow on their vuvuzelas. They're really loud. There goes my peace and quiet!
Monday evening
I download a vuvuzela for my phone. If you can't beat them, join them!
Tuesday morning
A colleague of my husband's comes by with his decorated car: Wing-mirror socks, flags and a car Mohawk — plastic hair for your car! All in black, red and gold (yellow), of course. Our car looks naked in comparison — and bald.
Tuesday afternoon
I have to take the kids to the dentist. Portugal is playing Ivory Coast on the screen where I usually have to cringe at close-ups of my teeth. I think I prefer the football — although the sounds of spectators, commentators and vuvuzelas seem strange in the surgery.
Tuesday evening
I order socks for the car.
Wednesday
Switzerland beats Spain. Hooray for the underdog! Bad news for my football-pool forecasts. Let's see what happens on Monday — maybe I can still win the €205.
Thursday
My students talk to me about the World Cup for about an hour. Today I've learned more than they have, but they've definitely talked more than I have.
Friday 12.30
Germany's playing Serbia. Will you be watching? How's your World Cup been so far? Why don't you write and let me know?
teilnehmen
ungewollt, unfreiwillig
(UK) eins zu eins unentschieden spielen
(UK ifml.) wie aus Eimern schütten
null (in gesprochenen Spielergebnissen)
südafrikanische Plastiktröte
und schon ist Schluss mit
Wenn man nichts dagegen tun kann, muss man mitmachen.
(UK) Außenspiegel
(N. Am.) Irokesenschnitt
glatzköpfig
die Elfenbeinküste
erschaudern
Nahaufnahmen
(UK) Arztpraxis
Außenseiter
Tippspiel
Prognosen, Schätzungen
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COMMENTS
As a self-proclaimed expert in soccer matters, I was only having a look at the live ticker at work and was sure it would not be more than a tie because this was my bet in the internal "football pool" forecast. My colleague and I are 3rd right now but there is still a lot of potential. Unfortunately, most teams are not playing as predicted.
Let me state here that the Dutch will win the worldcup and this is not only because they have home-field advantage but also because they deserve it more than Argentina or Spain, let alone all others.
Which team is your favorite? Who is scoring the most goals?
If you do not need your vuvuzela anymore, give it to me, please.