It's not over until it's over
1) World Cup! ESPN threw a spotlight on a good tweet from someone on the women's U.S. team -- "On a scale from Castilio to Ochoa, what kind of day are you having?"
I heard though, that Bosnia's goalie actually defended 9 possible goals as opposed to Ochoa's 6, and they got seriously robbed in their last game so it ended up being for nothing. Hope they'll have better refereeing in their next qualification.
Germany and Ghana playing to a tie was a bit of a surprise. Ghana failed to land so many chances in their U.S. game that I figured that they'd give Germany a fight but eventually lose by a goal. That was quite an active second half -- have we seen that many goals scored in such quick succession so far?
Also shocking was Portugal's literally last minute equalizing goal. Ouch. More potential injuries for the U.S. as well -- we'll see how they do against Germany, though I think all squads will be hobbling into the semi finals at this rate.
I had to laugh at the Univision commentators trying to explain to all of the people angrily tweeting that they were not criticizing Ronaldo but simply analyzing, and that they had a responsibility to discuss what they were seeing. Frankly, to my eyes Ronaldo has done nothing much in these first two games, either because he's suffering from injuries or so just overly marked that he can't do anything. But I think Messi proved in their challenging game against Iran that even if you are overly defended, a great player can still usually make something happen.
I managed to catch the second half of Ecuador and Honduras -- seemed well contested until Ecuador moved ahead. Honduras was actually keeping the game more in their camp but it only takes that one goal...
I want to see Brasil's game today but don't know if I'll have time before we leave. We're heading out on vacation tomorrow so I'll likely be missing a number of games :( Although in truth I've already been missing a number of games -- I'll be able to keep up more easily during the quarterfinals.
2) Loved seeing how the living room and the public spectacle of World Cup viewing can be combined in Germany.
3) Discussion of Western musical theater being underwritten by the Asian market, using Andrew Lloyd's Weber's companies as an example. " The Phantom of the Opera, running for 27 years, is the highest grossing musical of all time, raking in $5.6 billion worldwide, according to The Economist. That’s more profit than any television show or movie, including all the Star Wars films combined. The show has been seen by more than 130 million people in 145 cities in 27 countries. The initial investors of Cats received a 3,500% return."
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I heard though, that Bosnia's goalie actually defended 9 possible goals as opposed to Ochoa's 6, and they got seriously robbed in their last game so it ended up being for nothing. Hope they'll have better refereeing in their next qualification.
Germany and Ghana playing to a tie was a bit of a surprise. Ghana failed to land so many chances in their U.S. game that I figured that they'd give Germany a fight but eventually lose by a goal. That was quite an active second half -- have we seen that many goals scored in such quick succession so far?
Also shocking was Portugal's literally last minute equalizing goal. Ouch. More potential injuries for the U.S. as well -- we'll see how they do against Germany, though I think all squads will be hobbling into the semi finals at this rate.
I had to laugh at the Univision commentators trying to explain to all of the people angrily tweeting that they were not criticizing Ronaldo but simply analyzing, and that they had a responsibility to discuss what they were seeing. Frankly, to my eyes Ronaldo has done nothing much in these first two games, either because he's suffering from injuries or so just overly marked that he can't do anything. But I think Messi proved in their challenging game against Iran that even if you are overly defended, a great player can still usually make something happen.
I managed to catch the second half of Ecuador and Honduras -- seemed well contested until Ecuador moved ahead. Honduras was actually keeping the game more in their camp but it only takes that one goal...
I want to see Brasil's game today but don't know if I'll have time before we leave. We're heading out on vacation tomorrow so I'll likely be missing a number of games :( Although in truth I've already been missing a number of games -- I'll be able to keep up more easily during the quarterfinals.
2) Loved seeing how the living room and the public spectacle of World Cup viewing can be combined in Germany.
3) Discussion of Western musical theater being underwritten by the Asian market, using Andrew Lloyd's Weber's companies as an example. " The Phantom of the Opera, running for 27 years, is the highest grossing musical of all time, raking in $5.6 billion worldwide, according to The Economist. That’s more profit than any television show or movie, including all the Star Wars films combined. The show has been seen by more than 130 million people in 145 cities in 27 countries. The initial investors of Cats received a 3,500% return."
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