Soccer world cup!

I have also caught this world cup fever and the prognosis I prescribed myself is a heavy dose of soccer. I watched all the six matches this weekend, and I loved all of them. The match i liked the most is the one played between Trinidad and Sweden. Trinidad played awesome defense and didn't allow Sweden any goal. It ended up as a draw and it was wonderful. I was for a second in football heaven and found it to be a bit crowded with other 300 mil people in it, enjoying every bit of it.

I haven't realised how many bitter people are there in this world until I read this blog. The writer is a socialist who thinks that world cup is the manifestation of capitalists on the third world to divert the third world from the real problems they are facing. I sat there with my eyes popping out and thinking how stupid people can think and how outlandish the theories can be.

I read a news that In Somalia, which is torn by the civil strife, there has been no reports of fighting or killing since the world cup has started. The warring groups are staying back at their homes and lapping up all the foot ball they get thier eyes on. The only argument is on wether Ronaldo's kick is better than Beckam's or wether how many years will it take for a African team to wrestle the cup from South America.

For me Sports are the ultimate uniters. If world cup makes Iraq more safe, then heck why not? If Cricket makes Indians and Pakistanis tolerate each other for few days, why not? If Hockey makes Canada and USA forget about their beer wars, who are you to say No?

Happy world cupping everyone!