|
Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2013 20:39:27 GMT
Since France is making a nearly impossible attempt tonight to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil after screwing up almost every match, I was quite surprised 10 minutes ago to hear cheering in the streets, cars honking, crowds shouting. France needs to beat Ukraine by at least 2 points or it is not going to Brazil next year, and since the match only started 30 minutes ago at the Stade de France, I found it quite hard to believe that the score was already 3-0.
So I checked the internet and discovered that against all odds, the Fennecs (Algeria) just beat the Stallions (Burkina Faso), so Algeria is going to the World Cup. Algeria already qualifed in 2010 and its team was a consolation to France -- as it certainly will be again this time -- because 17 of the 23 team members were born in France and are also French citizens.
Just a few streets over in the African part of town, I imagine that there is less joy. Even though the West African countries constantly quarrel with each other, they do get behind any black African team that qualifies. Burkina Faso has never gone to the World Cup, so this will be a huge disappointment.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2013 22:09:48 GMT
Well, the French team did one of its magic tricks and won 3-0 against Ukraine, so it is going to Brazil after all. I heard a tiny bit of honking but no cheering in the streets...
|
|
|
Post by Breeze on Nov 20, 2013 19:06:37 GMT
We were very happy to see Algeria, Ghana, and France qualify.
Not so happy about Sweden's performance yesterday. We wound up rooting for Sweden because Ibra is amazing and C Ronaldo is hard for us to like since he joined Real Madrid.
Not many football/soccer fans on Any Port, apparently.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 19:09:16 GMT
Not seeing Zlatan (Ibra) at the World Cup is upsetting to France since he is the principal star in French football playing for the PSG.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2013 21:34:52 GMT
|
|
|
Post by htmb on Nov 21, 2013 21:40:29 GMT
Oh, what fun!!!
|
|