time flies when you think in terms of world cup

just like that, the world cup is over. it's gonna be another 4-year wait for the next one. i think the world cup really makes time appear to fly.

memories of the last world cup seem so clear, but it was already 4 years ago. did those years really pass that fast? and not too long ago, i watched zidane plant 2 headers past brazil. that was 8 years ago already.

soon, 2010 will be here, and i would be quite a bit old by then. then i'd think "was it really 4 years ago when zidane did that headbutt?"

anyway 4 years of waiting produced quite a bit of an anti-climax. the group stages were fantastic, but once it came to the knock-out stage, teams became more cautious, more boring.

this world cup didn't really produce the BANG i thought it would. there were hardly any stars made this time round. i thought the youngsters would put up a big show, considering that there were many oldies featuring in their final competition.

perhaps the pressure on them was too great, and nothing much came out. no messi, no rooney, no fabregas. sadz. even the oldies failed to shine. no gerrard, no ronaldinho, no henry. sadz x2.

i think the best shows were made by the retirees. zidane, figo, cannavaro, all wanted end it with style. of course, zidane won it with his headbutt.

best match - mexico vs argentina.
best goal - maxi rodriguez
best moment - headbutt
biggest loser - the fake ronaldo (crying, diving, whining, winking)
2nd biggest loser - sven and his son, frank lampard
biggest winner - owen hargreaves
sad case - micheal owen


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