Illuminati-R-Us

Our brave Tunisian lads are up later, I have them in our office sweepstake so two reasons to support them.

I don't think they're going to provide much satisfaction to us today, but here's hoping.

Maybe our English friends will succumb to Sick Favourite Syndrome, too.

Sweden currently beating South Korea 1-0, which is my prediction for the final score, with 20 mins to go. What does it take to get a game abandoned with the score remaining valid these days? Probably more than a dog on the pitch. A rash of sendings-off after the 60th minute or something used to do it.

No need.

Indeed, that panned out OK. Now I need those chocolate eating and waffle making brewers of quite nice beer to beat the cigar smoking hat wearing canal aficionados 4-0 as a sign the predictor gods have decided to smile on me this day.

Rabid drivers ans waffle-cookers 3 - 0 cigar-smoking offshore tax havenists

Do you get something for being almost right?

I do indeed. I get two points, as opposed to the six a 4-0 would have given. I have England to win 2-0 tonight. The resultant predictor points would be some compensation for the general awfulness of such a result.

ESPN told me that Eng-ur-land must score early. It's the 11th minute already, and they haven't scored, yet. Is it too late, now? Or is it still early (like a east-coast/west-coast thing)? Or maybe Eng-ur-land are like Wizards.

And just like that, the wizards have to go and ruin my bit of fun.

1 -1 at the half. Maybe there is hope for a fun evening, even though it will ruin Lianachan's score.

70th minute, no really dangerous situations for our Maghrebinian cousins so far.

77th dangerous free kick for England...

High.

85th, no joy for the perfidious albion.

Injury time, 4 min.

And there it is.

England 2 - 1 Tunisia.

A header from the captain after a corner. Aw well, I suppose it was a well-deserved decider.

Whistle.

Ceterum censeo Tunisiam esse laudandam.

Good old BBC. A late winner after a shite second half against a poor opposition and England are on their way to winning the world cup.

Lianachan wrote:Sweden currently beating South Korea 1-0, . . . Probably more than a dog on the pitch.

I can't believe I missed a Koreans eat dogs joke opportunity.

Lianachan wrote:Good old BBC. A late winner after a shite second half against a poor opposition and England are on their way to winning the world cup.

Indeed, I expect them to be talking about likely semi-final opponents by tea time.

Heid the Ba wrote:

Lianachan wrote:Sweden currently beating South Korea 1-0, . . . Probably more than a dog on the pitch.

I can't believe I missed a Koreans eat dogs joke opportunity.

Ah shite, so did I.

And the Dirty Diving Dago scores against Arab speakers who are predestined to lose.

In my discrete peeks at iplayer I noticed him, and some of his team mates, hurling themselves about theatrically. For a change.

Battle of the Bacon and the Barbie currently sitting at 1-1, with the Fosters swilling shrimp burners edging it from what I've seen.

I need the Lego hawkers to win 2-1.