FIFA World Cup 2006

The FIFA World Cup football championship has started. So, far the big countries didn't impress me. In fact, Germany and England played pretty disappointing during their first match. I mean Costa Rica and Paraguay aren't really what they call 'angstgegners'.

We all agree that the Brazilian team is the team to beat. I think they have a great team with big names, but as with big teams they tend to shine when all goes right. If things aren't working out, the machine tends to stumble since most big names aren't used to work for their money when things go wrong. The current Real Madrid team is a fine example of a team with all big names, but not playing as a team. But, there is a long way to go so teams might pick up the mood and improve their game.

Today our Dutch team will play their first match. We have a new manager who has some refreshing ideas about the game and the players he selected. But I dunno, the fresh approach was never really tested nor did was his idea really shown by the team. We'll see this afternoon when the Dutch team plays against Serbia Montenegro. Let's hope Marco doesn't make a similar big mistake Dick made in Portugal!

My guess is that the Dutch team might go through to the semi finals, but for the top score we lack the real quality in the defense. Especially our central defense isn't top notch. Our midfield is pretty good as are our attackers.

We will be attending the match South Korea against Togo in Frankfurt Germany on 13 June, so that should be fun! We will leave tomorrow for Frankfurt. The weather looks fine: sunny & warm. Stay tuned for some nice impressions of this big event!