I love the World Cup. I think I look forward to this more than I look forward to the Olympics. There's something extremely exciting about 32 countries playing just one sport for ultimate dominance... once every four years. Even more so than the Olympics, you know that EVERYONE around the world is watching this (except maybe in the US).
I am currently watching the first match of the World Cup: South Africa vs Mexico. Before I talk about the game, let me first say, thank goodness for Univision! ESPN at my house (and about 30 other cable channels) are giving an error message saying, "One Moment Please - Your Channel Should Be Available Shortly." Kind of a big problem and one that has happened occasionally before, just not during the World Cup. It normally fixes itself after a while. I called Comcast (click this one, it's worth it) and they have no idea what's going on. They're sending a technician tomorrow at 2pm. I cannot contain my enthusiasm for this sort of efficiency.
Luckily, Univision is getting reception. And truth be told, this is probably a better way to watch the game. No goals yet, so I haven't heard the GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL (with apologies to Mexico) yell yet. (BTW, try typing gooooooooooooool into a Google Search. You can put almost as many o's as you want and you'll get a result.)
What a spectacular opening match. South Africa looked completed overmatched to begin the game. Deep down, i don't really care who wins, but I think that I'm pulling for Mexico a little bit more. That said, I didn't want Mexico to score in the first four minutes of the game (which almost happened a couple times) - that felt like it would be rude to the host country. Both teams have had several terrific scoring opportunities and just couldn't convert.
Whatever happens, I'm looking forward to an amazing Cup!
QUICK UPDATE
Watching the second half of the game, they showed a player for the Mexico team - #10. My first reaction was, "that guy looks like he's 40 years old." It turns out that he is a 37-year old forward named Cuauhtemoc Blanco and that he is a legend in Mexican soccer. Legend or not, having a 37-year old guy on the field with 21 year olds is pretty inspiring.
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The ESPN commentary about 37-year old Blanco was pretty funny. They essentially called him out for gaining weight in his old age. What is this... women's soccer??
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