australia vs germany..

i am of the opinion that the majority of people root for the underdogs, and i think this match between australia and germany is no exception.. australia was obviously the underdog.. how can the socceroos beat this powerhouse who boasts of 3 world cup wins? how?.. but still, aussies dared to dream, dared to hope, dared to see a fairy tale finish.. 

but sadly, it wasnt meant to be..

the final score: australia - 0, germany - 4.

and to add insult to injury, a bad call resulted in a red card for cahill, who is australia's number 1 player.. so that means that he wont play on the second, must-win game against ghana.. 

i feel bad for the 'roos, i do.. on the last world cup they lost to italy (who went on to win the 2006 world cup, btw) because of a wrong call.. and now their top player cant play on a, like i said, must-win game.. i know that they wont give up without a fight, but it would be such a hard fight.. maybe a fairy tale win could still be in the books, who knows, but they have to do much, much better than how they played against germany..

forgive me, im not a fanatic, jep is.. but the reason i have blogged about this is because i have been to a soccer match and the experience was unforgettable! it was exhilirating! it was unbelievable! and that match was only between sydney fc and la galaxy (and david beckham, LOL!), what more in the world cup where all the great players of soccer are playing? the atmosphere on every game would have been electrifying! 

some would say that it's a game, a 90-minute game at that, where a ball is just kicked around.. nothing exciting happens unless one tries to kick the ball to the net.. yeah, i said that myself.. i used to find the game boring, but whenever i see a game on tv, i am brought back to that collective anticipation and excitement that i felt during the live game that we saw and i know that what may seem to be boring when watched on tv is actually action-packed in real life.. 

it would be great if the world cup comes to australia..

in the meantime, i still believe that the aussies can do it!

and here's a world cup trailer to see and enjoy.. i love watching it over and over because it was so well done and exciting.. and of course the special participation of a non-player favorite of mine with the last name simpson and first name homer made it all the more better.. :)