Tag: Brazil

This was probably the most enjoyable match of the tournament so far. The football wasn’t always sparkling, but this was more than compensated by the (surprising to most) excellence of the Korean team, who stuck at their task throughout even when heads could have understandably dropped.

One day to go before the big kick-off. The talking stops (Clive Tyldesley excepted), the gloves are off, Fabio is readying his collection of scowls and frowns. Here are my group-by-group predictions:
Group A – South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
I find this one of the hardest groups to call. South Africa have home [...]

There’s a smell in the air, one that assaults our senses every four years. The World Cup is upon us. I’ve chosen not to get fanatical about England this time, so instead I’ll be supporting good football.