I’m not much of a sports fan. And, given that I live on the silent continent of soccer, I’m way out of the loop on the beautiful game. However, I’ve just started following the World Cup on the Internet. (I don’t have a cable or satellite subscription so I can’t watch on TV. Like I said, I’m not much of a sports fan.)
Recently, I was surprised and happy to see that the Australians have qualified for the round of 16 or whatever the proper term is. Oddly enough they did it by drawing against Croatia while having seven players of Croatian descent on the roster. Of course, there were also three players on the Croatian roster who were raised in Oz. Isn’t international sport fun?
Anyway, I’ve decided I’m going to root for the Socceroos. Solidarity with the other large but empty ex-British colony is probably not a good way to choose a team to support, but I’m going to do it anyway. Not that my support matters much in the end.