Sunday, November 15, 2009

NZ's going to the World Cup!

This is a big deal. Last night we played Bahrain in a 90-minute nail-biter for a spot in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. We came out ahead with a 1-0 score. It's the first time since 1982 our soccer team the All Whites has qualified.

I'm the first to admit I don't know much about soccer, but these goalkeepers have to have nerves of steal. Ours blocked a penalty kick that would have completely changed the game. You probably know that in soccer, a tie game with a score actually lands in favour of the visiting team. That was news to me.

I just Googled Word Cup and looks like the action gets started in June. (I know, I know... I'll try to be a better soccer fan and actually start following it. Jake is probably disappointed in me.) Good luck to our guys! We'll be cheering for you.

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2 comments:

  1. Jamie Stark11/15/09, 9:45 AM

    It's probably good that your apparent lack of soccer knowledge has only manifest post-marriage. With Jake, that might have been a deal breaker had he known up front.

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  2. Yer Mum11/15/09, 3:26 PM

    Don't feel bad if you feel you don't know much about soccer; your heightened sense of enthusiasm makes up for it. Jake surely takes that into consideration :)

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