tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15656556.post115129510162098256..comments2014-03-27T21:14:31.695-05:00Comments on Katie W(rites): Copa MundialKatie W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14475010419014282314noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15656556.post-1151501450927839452006-06-28T08:30:00.000-05:002006-06-28T08:30:00.000-05:00Ah yes. I am so happy for Zizou and les bleus. (an...Ah yes. I am so happy for Zizou and les bleus. (and happy that they've gained a new fan!). <BR/>Alexandre - I am glad you were wrong. (even though I too thought it would be tough for France vs. Spain). <BR/><BR/>My friend says there was much celebration in the streets of Nantes. Next up, Brazil.Katie W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14475010419014282314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15656556.post-1151467636675352902006-06-27T23:07:00.000-05:002006-06-27T23:07:00.000-05:00Ah, how can you not root for Zizou? My heart is w...Ah, how can you not root for Zizou? My heart is with France. Vive les bleus.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202049198209516882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15656556.post-1151332609699931822006-06-26T09:36:00.000-05:002006-06-26T09:36:00.000-05:00Hi katie, hi all, nice to see your writing skill a...Hi katie, hi all, nice to see your writing skill again :)<BR/><BR/>France will lose tonight against EspaƱa, so I'll just have to support another team (who said Brazil ?).<BR/><BR/>That's sad (for us), but at least we'll get younger -- and healthier -- players willing to run behind the ball in 2010 :><BR/><BR/>About the Portugal-Netherlands match, the ridiculous point, imho, is the total lack of fairplay showed there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15656556.post-1151331459132479302006-06-26T09:17:00.000-05:002006-06-26T09:17:00.000-05:00...I should note that Matthieu's comment was after......I should note that Matthieu's comment was after our first loss to Czech Rep. (BEFORE the beloved bleus had looked very lackluster themselves).Katie W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14475010419014282314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15656556.post-1151326421129124752006-06-26T07:53:00.000-05:002006-06-26T07:53:00.000-05:00Great analysis! With the USA out, and also Croati...Great analysis! With the USA out, and also Croatia and Serbia & Montenegro (all those lovely fellows from my adopted home, ex-Yugoslavia), I'm also not cheering for anyone in particular anymore. Good games, with better refereeing, is a great thing to cheer for though (agree with your friend Andrew there), especially after the ridiculous amount of yellow cards in the Portugal-Netherlands match. Sigh.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661919071525215994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15656556.post-1151323410088344352006-06-26T07:03:00.000-05:002006-06-26T07:03:00.000-05:00Excellent breakdown Katie.I can't bring myself to ...Excellent breakdown Katie.<BR/><BR/>I can't bring myself to root for any other team so I am just rooting for good games and better refereeing. Most times I find myself pulling for the underdog. I'm afraid rooting for Ghana without Essien is pretty futile though. Stupid ref. <BR/><BR/>Also....your French friend must have a short memory. I probably would too if my country did not advance or SCORE A FRICKIN GOAL against a group that included football powerhouses like Senegal, Denmark, and Uruguay! <BR/><BR/>On a positive note, I went to a family party yesterday and learned that my brother-in-law, uncle, father-in-law and mother-in-law are all watching this World Cup. It is crazy. None of them had watched a match outside of my presence prior. Pretty cool, eh?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202049198209516882noreply@blogger.com