The Plan
People will ask, "Which team are you supporting?" We are not. Basically we go for the group fervor, beer, and cultural exchange. If we were following a single team, we would have games all over Russia. The first round games are geared to the smaller centres. As your team progresses further in the competition the games are more and more centralized. Since we are 'free agent' fans we entered the ticket lottery for the games being played in places we wanted to go.
We have tickets for five games - the first three are in Moscow:
Denmark vs France, Brazil vs Serbia, and 1B group vs 2A group
In St Petersberg we see 1F group vs 2E group. In Samara (on the Volga River) we see one more game but I have no idea what Laurie"s scratchings mean - so stay tuned!
Who do we think will win in the final? Again, no idea but my completely 'off the cuff' observation is that the big favourite teams do not seem to be doing any better than the smaller ones at the moment. My son-in-law says Brazil will win; I don't agree. My son says whichever continent the World Cup is played in has an influence on who wins. That seems likely. Laurie says watch Belgium. I say excellent choice they make great beer!
We have tickets for five games - the first three are in Moscow:
Denmark vs France, Brazil vs Serbia, and 1B group vs 2A group
In St Petersberg we see 1F group vs 2E group. In Samara (on the Volga River) we see one more game but I have no idea what Laurie"s scratchings mean - so stay tuned!
Who do we think will win in the final? Again, no idea but my completely 'off the cuff' observation is that the big favourite teams do not seem to be doing any better than the smaller ones at the moment. My son-in-law says Brazil will win; I don't agree. My son says whichever continent the World Cup is played in has an influence on who wins. That seems likely. Laurie says watch Belgium. I say excellent choice they make great beer!
The competition is very leveled, Argentina (the team that I support) is almost out. This world cup is one of the best that I've watched. Many underdogs are playing really well and lots of favorites are playing like amateurs.
ReplyDeleteIt is way too early to hope for mexico but I am impressed by Croatia so far. As the Other Netherlands( good but erratic) I expect them to self-destruct eventually. It was 32C in Samara today which may have harmed Iceland.
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