SON : World Cup first week review

Biggest Let Down ==> France ( everyone is really bored with their crapness )
==> Poland/Ukraine ( national disgrace)

Surprise Package ==> Ecudor (Brillo , hopefully the meet england and thrash them)

Potentially the best thing at the world cup ==> Spainish Midfield

Blast from the past ==> Paolo Wanchope (the lad does have a bit of class to be fair)

Typically Dull ==> Sweden ( Bland beyond words )

Overhyped and over here ==> England

Overexcited and over here ==> South korea (Hundreds of South koreans banging drums around town at 6 pm local time match start at 10 pm ... no drink taken )

Great Moment ==> Cahill equaliser (a nation wept)

Brillant Player ==> Rafael Márquez, Mexico (total class)

Best Goal ==> Ecudor third goal against Costa Rica (There have been some classic strikes but this was sublime team work)

Biggest player let down : Sheva (did he even try)

Coolest Dude : Le Volpe , mexico manager .. puffing tabs and generally giving the finger to any one who annoys him ..

Best allround legend : Der Kaiser

Genius from the past moment : Parade of winners during the opening ceremony (did pele hug everyone)

// Updated sat morning 17th june

Best performance ever ? : ARGENTINA 6 - 0 over S&M

Great to have them back at the top table : Holland ( Van basten .. in the words of eamon dunphy : TopMan bill !! )

Unluckiest team : Côte d'Ivoire ( they would qualify from any other group, how lucky are England .. FACT : there national flag is the same as Ireland except turned the other way )

Commentary : I hope I am not jinxing the rest of the tourney by saying this WC has been brillant I don't ever want it to end, it has restored my faith utterly in International Football. Australia is in the grip of football fever , its all everyone is talking about, one of the Government channels has basically packed in all normal programmes and is just showing the world cup and footie related things.