Peace of Mind

   Yes, in less than 10 days, the world will come to a standstill, the masses may glued in front of their ‘idiot box’, every races, every colours, every religion may watch the greatest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup 2006. This time around, the host will be Germany, while Brazil are chasing their record 6th title.
   My favourite 4 teams in this tournament (most favourite by numbers): Argentina, Netherlands, Brazil & England. I rated Argentina highly this time around simply because I think they have the most complete team in the world right now behind Brazil. Ayala, Heinze, Zanetti, Sorin, Mascherano, Riquelme, Messi, Tevez and Crespo. Is there any better line-up than this one? Remember, Brazil only won the title once when the tournament was played in Europe, so I don’t bet for them this time around simply for that reason. YES, simply for that reason.
   But like any other World Cup, there has to be at least 1 underdog team in the last four. My 2 favourite underdog teams for this tournament has to be Japan and Ghana. I think Ghana has a better chance to become the underdog semi- finalist.
   Enough said, let’s pray for our ’supported’ team and hopefully it will be one of the most exciting tournaments ever if not the best….