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You wait 32 years for a World Cup appearance and then star in a sizzler. Going behind in the first half to a contentious Japanese goal, Australia kept pressing and pressing and pressing, and were justly rewarded when Everton midfielder Tim Cahill was in the right place in a goalmouth scramble, and swung a toe at the ball to equalise. His second goal was a wondrous strike that flew in off the post, and for an exhilirating third goal, John Aloisi made a charging run, economically using a few touches to surge forward and slam a beauty into the bottom corner.
Guus Hiddink, the Socceroos manager said "[i]n the end justice was done in this game, I think the referee will thank god for the result. It was a clear foul on the goalie", and we have to agree with him. In today's game you simply cannot obstruct the goalkeeper's route to the ball unless you have possession yourself -- and the Japanese player barged Schwarzer off the ball with no intention of getting it himself.
Another very entertaining game a few days earlier was Argentina against the Ivory Coast, who proved their billing as the dark horses of the tournament to be correct -- they just might cause some upsets if they can give Holland a shock. Here are the highlights from that game:
We watched the Australia game in the brand new Cowland (same chain as on Huaihai Lu) on Nanjing Xi lu by Jing'an temple -- they plied us with free beers, had a free raffle and the atmosphere was very good. They'll be offering the same thing for the Australia-Brazil game. When we did have to pay for beers, they were only 15RMB each. How we love the World Cup.
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Thank you for not mentioning the US match. Embarrassing. Thankfully I watched it in south Georgia, so I wasn't heckled by any America haters (just the odd stare or two from soccer haters).
I remember when Shanghaiist used to have articles about Shanghai, instead of updates on a boring sports tournament not happening in Shanghai and not even involving China, reports of coin usage in Beijing, some BS about Confucius, etc.
There is basically nothing on the front page actually about Shanghai, except at the very bottom with reports about parts of the city closing.
Just take it easy, Jeff. It's only once in four years and will be over soon.
The Cowland went off, well it did in the Australian section where I was sitting, particularly in the last 10 min of the game. And you know Jeff, it was in Shanghai too.
You don't like the World Cup. We do. Would the phrase "suck it" be totally incorrect here?
Yes, the phrase "suck it" could be considered incorrect.
Please read the about section:
"Shanghaiist is a website about Shanghai and everything that happens in it. That means news and events, restaurants and bars, happenings and goings-on."
I don't find anthing wrong Jeff posting that he finds the World Cup boring and off topic. I don't find anything wrong with people telling him to chill out. I do find something with the, "This is my fucking blog so STFU" mentality.
I just assumed "suck it" meant something completely different and exceptionally polite in British English. It doesn't?
I have to apologize for my lack of posting recently. I'm in Savannah, Ga., planning a wedding. So, mind and body have been elsewhere.
I will resume posting next week ... and, as usual, it will be as Shanghai-centric as possible. But be warned that I, like most Shanghai residents, am a big World Cup fan. So posts about that are a possibility, and I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
As long as World Cup reports have a Shanghai angle that's fine by me. Pictures of expat fans enjoying their home teams, anecdotes from bars, friendly rivalry, etc.