As the 1st round matches end today, 16 teams start on their return journey home from the world cup in Germany. Now onwards there will be no parking for onlookers on the dance floor.
At the end of round 1, are their surprises? There are, certainly for me. I didn’t expect Czech Republic to exit so early. Neither did I expect France to qualify. There were diappointments too. Not a single asian side qualified.
Depsite the asian disappointment, the worlc cup continues to be fun. There were quite a few exciting matches played during their 3rd time outings by teams. Amongst the ones that were enthralling were 2-2 draw between Croatia and Australia, Ghana’s 2-1 victory over USA, and Switzerland’s 2-0 victory over Korea. On the other hand goalless draw between Argentina and Holland didn’t live-up to the expctations. However, Germany’s 3-1 win over and Ecuador and Brazil 4-1 thrashing to Japan clearly set them apart from the other probable contenders for the world cup. Ronandlo scored 2 goals and silenced his critics. He now shares the world record for most number of golas (14) scored in the world cup along with Gerd Muller. Watching Brazil play was like watching a ballet perfromance. They were fluent, elegant and flawless. After having seen Brazil the way they played I just wonder as to why I watch cricket!
