The Random Thread of Random Randomness

I'm surprised you'd root for a poor team like Croatia above France... and I notice you obviously didn't like seeing Morocco beat Spain. Underdog wins are obviously not your thing, which I suppose is just another example of our eternal opposite status given I enjoy seeing underdog wins make history.

For me it's as follows:

1. England obviously
2. France
3. Netherlands
4. Morocco
5. Portugal
6. Brazil
7. Argentina
8. Croatia

To be honest I don't care about it all that much. I'm fed up with seeing my local team lose to primadonnas like the Manchester teams. I was never much good at it at school. The only reason I follow the World Cup is out of support for my country, because if you don't support your home country in its sporting events, you are a traitor to the realm. I want to see England (and Britain) do well in all its sporting events, regardless of whether I am a fan of those events or not.

My desire to see Britain win surpasses my like/dislike of the sport in question.

 

That's a pretty bold conclusion to make off of a single data point.

An underdog story can capture heart and I do find myself at times cheering for an underdog, but I don't feel compelled to. You're very much of a contrarian in many regards (PT over the OT, Hobbit movies over LOTR movies, Crystal Skull over The Last Crusade, Bretonnia over the Empire, etc.) . I find you will nearly always take the road less traveled.

For the record, I would have loved to have seen Japan progress further into the competition.

My favourite teams are those that play beautiful Football. It's the same reason why I like Messi so much. It's not that he's the greatest, it's that he plays the game with unmatched flair and style. He is fun to watch. He gives us memorable moments that defy what is believed to be possible. His highlight real is a work of art. It's the same reason why Brazil is one of my very favourite teams of all time.

I'm less interested in a team that tries to stall out a 0-0 game and win on penalties. I understand why these teams do it, but I have no interest in watching that, so I want those teams eliminated.

Of course there are exceptions to every rule. There are many factors that go into who I cheer for and against.

Fair enough.

 

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A violin made of chocolate...

 

The list of who I would like to see win the WC:

1. Netherlands (obviously and about time)
2. Morocco (would be amazingly funny, though it might lead to even more over excited Dutch-Moroccans in the streets)
3. Argentina (because I would rather see Messi win than Ronaldo)
4. Brazil
5. England
6. Croatia (because France has had it to many times already)
7. France
8. Portugal

Grrr, !mrahil