I have been quite successful so far. I definitely have developed favorites. Quite early on I betted on Germany because they I think they really play with clinical precision. England is too much hype, Brazil is under delivering.....Holland was another favorite.
I also liked Australia, and was betting on them to make it to the quaters at the least. Yesterday was Australia vs. Italy. All through Italy paid like a damp squib, and australia fought like sharks. The game had 3 minutes of injury time for the second half. At 2:58 into injury time, Italy were awarded a penalty kick and Totti converted. (the kick in itself was awesome, you can't take much away from that).
The penalty award itself was debatable, because in replays it was quite clear, that the Italians had run into an already fallen Australian, trampled on him, and fallen onto the grass.....
2 seconds before what could have been a lifeline, the supply was cut for Australia. One mistake, one chance, one (possibly) wrong decision, made sure that Australia would not progress beyond in 2006, they would have to wait for another 4 years at the least. Also that one mistake could mean they will never win the 2006 cup, which by pure logic of chance and chaos, they might have, had they still managed to remain in contention.
Sports, seem to bring the unfair angle of life in quite an exaggerated fashion. I remember a race in 2005, Kimi Raikkonen, driving from the back rows, reaching upto first, giving the fight to Alonso, reaching no.1, driving there for a few laps, only to blow his chassis up (I think it was nurburgring). I felt numb in that moment, it was so unfair, so horribly wrong.....
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