2010-Tative Plans

Nobody reading this should be surprised that last month I applied for four tickets to four world 2010 matches (16 tickets total). the plan is to try to follow the USA through their first three group stage matches and then their first elimination match. the draw for the tickets was held a few days ago and we should have confirmation or heartbreak in the coming weeks. keep your fingers crossed for the four of us (Steve, Sean, Wrenna and me).

In a less nail-biting endeavor, i applied for and got tickets for the confederations cup taking place in a few months up in northern RSA. i've got the opening match of South Africa (Bafana Bafana) against Iraq and then the next day USA plays Italy. it'll be a nice preview for me of the USA national team seeing as they don't show the american qualifying matches over here.

speaking of the 'axis of evil' and 'soccer'...

the last thought on fifa will be this: some months ago when they televised the 2010 qualifying draw in durban there was nervous chuckling when south korea was drawn into the same group as north korea. the group also has saudi arabia, iran and the UAE which has prompted me to inappropriately name this 'asia group 2' as the first 'group of death'.

is this thing on? hello?

anyhoo, there is a decent chance that the saudis will finish second best to kim jong il's squad and we'll see both the koreas here in south africa. if it's wrong to root for north korea, i don't want to be right.