"The sight of Heidi Klum looking after our balls should fill us all with anticipation."
Liveblogging the World Cup draw, just in case anyone else is as completely and irredeemably geeky as I am.
3:02 -- I have the Guardian's commentary and the Soccernet webcast up at the same time. I never claimed to be cool. Just obsessive. (And hell, this distracts me from my Civ Pro final tomorrow, which I am completely going to fail.)
3:08 -- I have a feeling England and the US will get drawn together. If this is the case, I will be incredibly happy, and have no compunction about cheering against my homeland, despite Josh Wolff's rather stupendous ass.
3:15 -- Anytime, y'all.
3:17 -- "The official mascot for Germany 2006, GOLEO VI has just performed a special song for the watching world." Erm. All right, then.
3:20 -- In other news: Heidi Klum. Why? Discuss.
3:26 -- What? People think the US can win? Huh. I'll just say this for the record now: the US is FUCKED. They aren't seeded, so they could get two European teams. Against European teams, in Europe, they are 1-7-2. Like I said. Fucked.
3:34 -- And it looks like it's starting. Thank God.
3:37 -- Gee, Germany and Brazil have already been assigned? Thanks, WE KNEW THAT. Let's get moving.
3:42 -- Since nothing else is going on, I'll point out that Liverpool's manager, Rafa Benitez, has been named Manager of the Month. Good for him! Now we just need to avoid the slump that seems to follow that.
3:45 -- A1 = Germany, B1 = England, C1 = Argentina, D1 = Mexico, E1 = Italy, F1 = Brazil, G1 = France, H1 = Spain. Yay?
3:49 -- First match of the World Cup: England/Paraguay. I feel England should win that. (And Sven will be happy we've avoided Australia. I love a good grudge match, though, so I'm a bit disappointed. I'll survive, though.)
3:52 -- From the Guardian: "OOOH ENGLAND ARE FIRST OUT OF THE HAT WHAT COULD THAT MEAN? EFF ALL AT THIS JUNCTURE!" Hee. And now for drawing the European teams. This is where it gets interesting.
3:55 -- Or not. England drew Sweden, just like they did in 2002. Been there, done that, FIFA. Let's mix it up a bit.
3:57 -- Current group of death is Group C: Argentina, Ivory Coast (shut up Drogba), Netherlands. I hope the US go there, if not to England.
3:59 -- The rain in Spain plays mainly in Ukraine. Hi, I've gone crazy.
4:01 -- And with Serbia drawn there, Group C has officially become the Group of Death. Fun times!
4:03 -- I was wrong up there. The opening match for the World Cup will be Germany/Costa Rica. And DAMMIT, Trinidad and Tobago got drawn against England. I mean, as an England fan, yay, but T&T were my little guppies, and I wanted them to do well. Now I think they may be more fucked than the US.
4:05 -- If C is the Group of Death, E is the group of Serious Bodily Harm. Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic. Too bad I like both European teams better than I like the US. Wolff's ass is trumped by Peter Cech and Luca Toni.
4:10 -- And that's it. Final groups:
A -- Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador.
B -- England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden.
C -- Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, Netherlands.
D -- Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal.
E -- Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic.
F -- Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan.
G -- France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo.
H -- Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia.
4:14 -- And my six-months-out predictions for the round of 16. Germany, Poland, England, Sweden, Argentina, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Portugal, Italy, Czech Republic, Brazil, Croatia, France, South Korea, Spain, Ukraine. I wouldn't discount Ghana, the Netherlands, or Serbia, though.
4:18 -- That's all I have. Now more Civ Pro. Ick!
3:02 -- I have the Guardian's commentary and the Soccernet webcast up at the same time. I never claimed to be cool. Just obsessive. (And hell, this distracts me from my Civ Pro final tomorrow, which I am completely going to fail.)
3:08 -- I have a feeling England and the US will get drawn together. If this is the case, I will be incredibly happy, and have no compunction about cheering against my homeland, despite Josh Wolff's rather stupendous ass.
3:15 -- Anytime, y'all.
3:17 -- "The official mascot for Germany 2006, GOLEO VI has just performed a special song for the watching world." Erm. All right, then.
3:20 -- In other news: Heidi Klum. Why? Discuss.
3:26 -- What? People think the US can win? Huh. I'll just say this for the record now: the US is FUCKED. They aren't seeded, so they could get two European teams. Against European teams, in Europe, they are 1-7-2. Like I said. Fucked.
3:34 -- And it looks like it's starting. Thank God.
3:37 -- Gee, Germany and Brazil have already been assigned? Thanks, WE KNEW THAT. Let's get moving.
3:42 -- Since nothing else is going on, I'll point out that Liverpool's manager, Rafa Benitez, has been named Manager of the Month. Good for him! Now we just need to avoid the slump that seems to follow that.
3:45 -- A1 = Germany, B1 = England, C1 = Argentina, D1 = Mexico, E1 = Italy, F1 = Brazil, G1 = France, H1 = Spain. Yay?
3:49 -- First match of the World Cup: England/Paraguay. I feel England should win that. (And Sven will be happy we've avoided Australia. I love a good grudge match, though, so I'm a bit disappointed. I'll survive, though.)
3:52 -- From the Guardian: "OOOH ENGLAND ARE FIRST OUT OF THE HAT WHAT COULD THAT MEAN? EFF ALL AT THIS JUNCTURE!" Hee. And now for drawing the European teams. This is where it gets interesting.
3:55 -- Or not. England drew Sweden, just like they did in 2002. Been there, done that, FIFA. Let's mix it up a bit.
3:57 -- Current group of death is Group C: Argentina, Ivory Coast (shut up Drogba), Netherlands. I hope the US go there, if not to England.
3:59 -- The rain in Spain plays mainly in Ukraine. Hi, I've gone crazy.
4:01 -- And with Serbia drawn there, Group C has officially become the Group of Death. Fun times!
4:03 -- I was wrong up there. The opening match for the World Cup will be Germany/Costa Rica. And DAMMIT, Trinidad and Tobago got drawn against England. I mean, as an England fan, yay, but T&T were my little guppies, and I wanted them to do well. Now I think they may be more fucked than the US.
4:05 -- If C is the Group of Death, E is the group of Serious Bodily Harm. Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic. Too bad I like both European teams better than I like the US. Wolff's ass is trumped by Peter Cech and Luca Toni.
4:10 -- And that's it. Final groups:
A -- Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador.
B -- England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden.
C -- Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, Netherlands.
D -- Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal.
E -- Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic.
F -- Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan.
G -- France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo.
H -- Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia.
4:14 -- And my six-months-out predictions for the round of 16. Germany, Poland, England, Sweden, Argentina, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Portugal, Italy, Czech Republic, Brazil, Croatia, France, South Korea, Spain, Ukraine. I wouldn't discount Ghana, the Netherlands, or Serbia, though.
4:18 -- That's all I have. Now more Civ Pro. Ick!