Tuesday, June 15, 2010

FIFA World Cup 2010 (Yawn)

South African fans blow the vuvuzela trumpets before the 2010 World Cup opening match between Mexico and South Africa at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg June 11, 2010.    REUTERS/Henry Romero (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)It's being played in South Africa, but we feel it here in Toronto too. The cars drive around with flags attached to the windows, people walk wearing bright jerseys of the teams they're cheering for. In truth, I was quietly excited about the games too. Now, in the day 5 of the tournament, that excitement is replaced by disappointment.

Let's face it: the World Cup so far is—boring. The games are with low scores or no scores. There's not much action to justify sitting in front of the TV for 105 minutes for each game. On top of it, the fans at the stadium blow in those cursed vuvuzelas (see picture) which make this constant buzzing noise in the background and leave me with a headache after the game.

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