Phone call from Ed Dean meant I missed the first 90 seconds of game three. He wanted to know how big my TV screen was ahead of tonight. I told him 26 inches. He told me his was 42.
Feeling suitably inadequate, I thankfully then enjoyed football triumphing in Port Elizabeth, as the Taegeuk Warriors turned over a 'well-organised' Greek team.
'Well organised' is a footballing euphemism of the highest order. From the same dictionary of 'good shot-stopper' (a goalkeeper who can't catch) and 'tremendous athlete' (a player who runs around a lot; usually aimlessly), for 'well-organised' read 'defence-minded, cynical spoilers'.
Of course my biggest problem with Greece is that they prevented the 'golden generation' from winning Euro 2004. Not Portugal's - England's:
Seriously, if Rooney hadn't got injured...
But there's no time to dwell on past opportunities: Jurgen Klinsmann is on the beeb talking about Maradona.
THE STORY SO FAR
Match of the tournament: South Africa 1-1 Mexico
Player of the tournament: Cha Doo-ri (South Korea)
Goal of the tournament: Tshabalala (South Africa v Mexico)
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