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World Cup 2006 Blog Day 8
05/07/2006: Germany left the competition on Tuesday evening much to the disappointment of the nation. Dortmund city centre was awash with fans and we had to walk a mile outside the centre to find a place to watch the semi-final match of World Cup 2006.
Ended up sitting on the ground to watch the game which proved a bit of an anticlimax. Met up with a disillusioned Dortmund fan who had turned up in an Everton top just to piss me off. Spent most of the game slagging of the commercialisation of football and he convinced me that it would be a bad thing if Germany won because there would be a upsurge in the interest in football and may cause ticket prices to rise. He was thinking along the right lines – football in Britain has been hijacked by the middle classes. Sadly the return of football violence may be the only way to rid the game of these idiots who will have found a new interest in a few years time.
When the Italians scored we were at the bar and it was slightly embarrassing to see my German friend leaping about in delight. It was his right to be gleeful at his nation's demise but not mine.
Drank far too much again. Germany would be a bad place for an alcoholic as there are booze opportunities everywhere and is available all night from the 24-hour garages. They even sell it in hospitals and cinemas.
Tried to explain to someone that the third-place play-off game will not be worth watching but I don't think she believed me. This game should be scrapped as it is of no interest to normal football fans.
France v Portugal and thankfully my irrational hatred of all things Portugal means I will behind Les Bleus especially considering the team is full of elder statesmen and the web designer say he is French. I may be going into Essen to watch it and doubt it will be too busy after yesterday's disappointment.
France will win and I will be getting the best price at
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| 1 | We Are The Champions  |  |
| 2 | Smack That | |
| 3 | Chasing Cars | |
| 4 | Ruby | |
| 5 | Theme | |
| 6 | Spider Pig Song | |
| Polyphonic | ||
| 7 | Ring Of Fire | |
| 8 | Sexyback |  |
| 9 | The Great Escape | |
| 10 | Mission Impossible | |
| 11 | James Bond | |
| 12 | Exorcist Theme (Tubular Bells) | |
| 13 | Benny Hill | |
| 14 | Monster | |
| Sound Effects | ||
| 15 | Mosquito | |
| Games | ||
| 16 | FIFA World Cup(TM) | |
| 17 | Soccer Pinball | |
Comments on: World Cup 2006 Blog Day 8
06/07/2006: Gutted that Jurgen's boys (and mine) are out :(But have to hand it to Italy they played a fantastic match as well as the German guys.Brilliant football at its brilliant best!If Germany come 3rd now I will be happy :)
07/07/2006: 'Sadly the return of football violence may be the only way to rid the game of these idiots who will have found a new interest in a few years time.'Haven't you noticed? The game's bigger than the thugs that nearly killed it.
07/07/2006: we all gona find out witch team and players dive better on sunday.......trust me they are both on the final because they know how to dive , is not that they deserve to go to the finals. they are just professional divers... forca portugal
07/07/2006: i liked the post about sheep and lions, but feel that this world cup has been overshadowed by one animal in particular.. the cheetah! take note robben, drogba, henry, ballack, figo, podolski and kewell (given the chance).
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