World Cup

[Diane CBPFC]

I bought a month of TSN so now I can watch whole games and all the pre and post stuff. Watched Canada VS Switzerland this afternoon. It was like there wasn't a minute of down time, seemed like more fouls that decent line ups for goals - the voice over guys spoiled it for me predicting Canada's loss early on and constantly like depressing budgerigars.

There is no way I can watch 4 full time games per day so will still be watching re-caps. Hard to know which of the full games to watch in real time with so many choices.

[Diane CBPFC]

I have decided that watching highlights and full games are two separate things entirely. You know the score on the highlights and just watch the lovely bits. The shows in real time have so many fouls and nasty bits and you don’t know what’s happening until the final whistle. I watched a whole match and the ends of two others yesterday and all three of the teams I was cheering for lost.
 
I had one day of disappointment, not sure how you have handled decades of it Roger.

[Roger Kettle]

Once again, Scotland are coming home after the opening group stage. Having watched all their appearances in World Cup finals since 1974, this is not a surprise. We NEVER qualify for the second phase but I'm fine. Honestly, I'm fine.
I'll stop now. My fingers are slipping on my tear-stained keyboard.

[Diane CBPFC]

I gave up on soccer for most of the day yesterday, but then watched two exciting re-caps and some brief goals on my newsfeed.

Glad Ecuador won - especially as I would not have allowed that first German goal - that one guy kicked the Ecuadorian in the face like he was trying out for the Moulin Rouge. That last minute goal by Turkey was exciting but that was all I saw of that match. 

Scotland may have won if they were not up against Brazil, the team and especially the fans brought so much energy and joy to the Americas - they won hearts.

[Diane CBPFC]

I am pretty chuffed with today's Canada vs South Africa result.

I watched the whole match and some preamble and nothing was happening for so very long, I felt my eyelids starting to droop - then pow! all that excitement.

[Roger Kettle]

Congrats, Diane! Delighted that Canada are through.
I've decided to apply for the vacant Scottish coach job. I will insist on having my granddaughter as assistant. This will mean that, during training sessions, we will have a lengthy nap break. I'll let you know how I get on.

[Diane CBPFC]

There have been so many wonderful heartfelt stories of the players and the fans - it has been about so much more than soccer. Even the rallies against the cheating and racism have been heartwarming.

Out of "my" five teams only Norway remains, and their group Viking photo was the thing that got me into watching the world cup for the first time, so I will be cheering for them against England. My husband and children are part Norwegian.

I explained to my husband that new this year the games have a refreshment break half way through each half - with all the stories of the Scottish drinking Boston and flights dry, he wondered if it were they that instigated that LOL

But you know you may be onto something with the lengthy nap break during training - try everything