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World Cup Madness!

Jill

I love it, although I found yesterday’s Italy/Australia game really disappointing. Winning on a penalty kick? Eh. I’m running out of work right now to catch the Brazil/Ghana match, which promises to be good. I’ve got my fingers crossed for the eventual triumph of either England or Italy (England because how can you not love them after Joe Cole’s amazing goal the other day, and Italy because I’m working with all Italians and they might kill me if I didn’t cheer for their country). There are some great photos from fans posted on the WC website.

And plus, the players are just so pretty (what can I say? I have a thing for guys with great legs).

Who are you rooting for?

38 thoughts on World Cup Madness!

  2. I agree with both Jill and Jeff — anybody but Brazil, and England first. My dream is always an England-Argentina “Falklands-Malvinas” final, with splendid vengeance for Maradona’s cheating in 1986 and the heartbreak of the 1998 World Cup shootout.

    And I am a huge fan of Steven Gerrard. Can’t comment on his legs.

    Today, I’m rooting for Ghana and Spain.

  4. Portugal. #17 in particular… he’s just beautiful all over. (Yes, I’m a first-time commenter although I’ve been reading Feministe for a very long time, and it took a World Cup post to get me to say something.)

  9. Good to know I’m not the only woman who has a thing for soccer players.

    A few of us boys do too….Freddie Ljungberg….mmmmmmmmmm.

  13. “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good soccer. I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’ And when good soccer happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”

    ~Eduardo Galeano

    that’s what got me back into caring about soccer after years of dissapointement.
    on that spirit,i’m rooting for
    spain
    argentina
    portugal
    in that order.
    brazil? not until they stop dragging their feet…

  15. Brazil will trounce your bottoms. Go Brazil! Although, I wish Ghana was in another bracket, so they could’ve gone higher.

  17. ABB (used to be Anyone But Bush, now it’s Anyone But Brazil, at least for me)

    Ukraine winning would be pretty sweet, but it’s not going to happen, so I’ll root for England & Italia once they’re out.

  21. Oh dear. Nevermind. Turns out to be a fake — none of those comely fellows plays for Brazil.

    MAJeff — Too true. He is as ugly as the day is long.

    I’m rooting for France. I’ve had a giant crush on Zidane since forever. And yes, that really is the reason — that and my kind of lame Francophilia.

  22. I’m supporting Germany, I kind of feel obliged now that I’m living here. But it looks like they can go all the way…

  23. I was hoping for Ghana to beat Brazil, just for the sheer unexpectedness of it all. Alas, it was not to be. I’m now rooting for Germany, because I used to live there, and Spain because I have roots there and they’re playing particularly well this year. Not that I think they’ve got any real chance against Brazil. I’m also rather hoping for England to get its butt kicked on general principles. And I was thrilled to see the US go down last in its division. A little humiliation can now and then can only be good for the US.

  24. What I want to know, though, is what’s up with the fucked up hair so many of the players have? Like Fernando Torres (playing right now for Spain) or that Swede with the little tail off to the side.

  25. A lot of them do seem to sport the “ends of hair chewed off by voles” art school look. For the longest time I thought Pernia had some kind of wacky reverse Mohawk, before I realized it was in fact more like a bald stripe. He doesn’t realize that he ought to just shave his head, like my boyfriend Zizou.

    Allez-les-bleus! (5x)

    yayayyayaya

  27. Hey, I like Fernando Torres! He’s cute. Although he looks like he can’t be older than 20.

    Miroslav Klose, the German striker, is TOTALLY hot. And I’ve had a thing for Jurgen Klinsmann since he played.

    I think Germany beats Brazil in the final. But I’ve been wrong a few times so far (I thought Spain would beat France, today! but the French earned that fair and square.)

    It’s interesting that Italy got that penalty at the very end of the game like that. Especially in the wake of the Italian match fixing scandal that came out a few months ago. I am not sure where the referee for the Italian game was from nor if the reach of the major players in the match fixing scandal could extend that far – but it’s interesting!

  28. Portugal. #17 in particular… he’s just beautiful all over.

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Me? I only root for one country — mine. The place my ancestors came from was happy to see my ancestors leave, so screw ’em. I enjoy watching Brazil when they’re on their game, but I don’t really care if they win or lose.

  29. Hey, I like Fernando Torres! He’s cute. Although he looks like he can’t be older than 20.

    Agreed. But his hair is still fucked up.

  30. I disagree. I think the weird hair is part of his charm. He really is adorable. Don’t you want to pinch his cheeks?

  32. Can I say that I am utterly charmed by the long-hair-with-a-hairband look? Which is weird, since I know that I would be less than charmed by it on some guy just walking around on the LES.

  33. I think Germany beats Brazil in the final.

    This would be the “grudge match” final. 🙂

  35. I think Germany beats Brazil in the final.

    This would be the “grudge match” final. 🙂

    What, the “this’ll learn you for sending us all those war criminals after WWII” match?

  36. You bunch of haters. Screw European football; go South America, especially Argentina (if only because Maxi Rodríguez’s goal was fucking awesome, 12.5 times better than Joe Cole’s). Also, good on Ronaldo for shaking off his truly awful first two games to become the World Cup’s all-time scoring leader.

    More locally, Bruce Arena really needs to resign or be sacked. He showed a complete inaptitude for in-game management, and he’s blaming everything in sight (including MLS!) other than himself for our atrocious showing. Sure, many players share in the blame, including Beasley and Donovan (who both completely disappeared) and Onyewu (who showed a great talent for doing the wrong thing at the absolute worst moments), but Arena is the coach and, like Steve Sampson before him, is responsible.

  37. Call me a grumpy contrarian, but why is nationalism OK when it’s soccer (or football, as everyone I know from grad school likes to sanctimoniously point out to me)? Aren’t we generally against nationalistic mob displays?

  38. How can anybody but an Englishmen support England? They are so boring. Anybody but England …. as for Italy … that Italian would have earned a perfect 10 for diving at any Olympics …. oh well … we went further than many … next time will be Australia … NO 1!

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