Let us rejoice in the awesomeness that is the World Cup! Soccer has always been one of my favorite sports, it’s fun to watch and even more fun to play. Needless to say I’ve always kept up with the World Cup, and a few of my friends are even more avid soccer fans than I am (speculation with small stereotyping - they are from Argentina. =3).

Since the opening of the series in Germany last Friday, I’ve been trying to catch the games with every opportunity possible. So far I’ve been able to tune in to the Sweden vs. Trinidad-Tobago one, and the Iran vs. Mexico one. Sweden/Trinidad one was much slower in pace, and Sweden had so many golden opportunities to score! I was pounding the table half of the time and cheering with anticipation of a goal, then face-palming in disappointment. The Iran/Mexico one was heaps more exciting and faster paced. Mexico is crazy about soccer, so I expected them to do well. I thought Iran had a good chance up till the 70-ish minute, with 1-1 scoring. But then they completely fell apart after the goalie’s big mistake. Gah. How could he throw it out so near the goal. =_= Foolish, foolish goalie! Huuuuuge mistake. The 20 minutes after that were probably pure misery for Iran, who tried their best but couldn’t hide their depression.

I really wanted to see the Argentina ones, but I’ve already missed one. There are some really good ones coming up this week as well, but I won’t be able to catch any of them due to work and night classes. =( So I’ll be closely monitoring the websites for current standings. Perhaps I’ll tape the Italy one. I’m rooting for England, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, and Italy! I hope Italy owns the rest of Group E, >D but I would be happy if any one of the above wins.

Oh yes, and the in-between Adidas commercials are adorable as well. I love the one with the 2 kids. The music is so perfect.