FIFA Fever

Sweden is playing England right now and I'm somewhat distracted with the fact that there are some pretty cute haircuts on some many of the players.

Whoa, what's this? #3 is um..talented for sure. Wait, it's the captain, Olof Mellberg. Let's do some background, shall we?

Sweden captain Olof Mellberg looks as though he would be just as comfortable in a Viking long ship as he is on the football pitch. Standing at 187cms and weighing 83kg, the bearded defender cuts an imposing figure at the back and his tough, uncompromising tackles make him a fierce opponent, providing a protective shield on which goalkeepers know they can rely.

1:20PST - Tied up 1:1
Announcers are blabbing about the US vs. Ghana match. Face it, folks, the US Team sucks. Apparently 2 of Ghana's starters are out, which is a good thing for the US team. How sad. We can only perform/win when the other team is handicapped or if they accidentally score a goal for us? Shameful.

1:22 Owch. An elbow to the face.

1:30 There's Becks. Haha, the announced acknowledges that there's a lot of "tugging and grabbing" going on. Yeah there is.. Now they're trying to besmirch his good name by bringing up some of the complaints people have had re: Beckham's move to Real Madrid and how he shouldn't be captain, etc. Whatever. We wish we had a player as skilled and interesting (pop culturally) as him.


It's hard to watch and blog this shit at the same time.. Beckham just corner kicked. #21 ENG heads it. Ball moves back upfield.

1:36PST Swedish free kick. Cleared by ENG.

1:37PST Handball called vs. Edmund #5 SWE.

(Freddie Lundberg is great to watch.)

Edmund is sticking to Beckham, resulting in less than stellar performance.

1:40PST Yellow card - tackle from behind vs. 7 -Alexandersson.

We're in the 85th minute of play. England is being praised for playing an excellent
game. ENGLAND SCORES 2-1!


1:44PST Yellow card vs. Lundberg


Paraguay just scored in their match, eliminating Trini

1:47pst SWEDEN SCORES IN THE 90th MINUTE. TIED 2 UP!


Looks like England will be denied it's first victory over Sweden since 1968.

I gotta watch no more blogging. 3 more minutes added.

More bashing on Beckham.. Yawn. I hate American commentators for international sports.

Sweden will play Germany.. Intersting. That should be good.
Game's Over - Draw.

Damn!