In USA! Among strong teams, Brazil opposed Morocco and did little. Other strong teams will soon beat on junior opponents by a lot or little. Early round play differs from late. Is anyone tuned in to this? Stadium seats have become very expensive - any thoughts? If this is world's most popular sport we ought to come up with something to say.
I've noticed bars and restaurants filling to capacity for watch parties. Not clear whether these fans couldn't afford actual tickets or if they were always going to watch on a screen. I enjoyed the work I did to help broadcast several past World Cups. Also very happy I'm not involved in this one. I just turned down a big contract with somebody who hadn't adequately planned their resources... those jobs are never fun.
if you pay taxes, yup. or to look at it another way, it will be assets moved from other areas at the state level, and more debt at the fed.
the local billionaire (Kraft) just sued the town his stadium is in (Foxborough) for a million bucks because he doesn't feel he should have to reimburse the town for security expenses kraft-group-town-of-foxboro-lawsuit
Hey, they could always close Rt 1. south of the stadium and see if they like Walpole's police detail bill any better.
Team USA!! Most Americans don't realize how big Soccer (football) is outside of our country. I was deployed to Italy in 2006 in support of the Iraq War and was amazed how the entire country shut down whenever Italy was playing....and when they defeated France in the final game they went crazy partying out in the streets....was fun to see!!
Rout of tournament so far came in Vancouver where Team Canada had a ‘home game’ against Qatar. The 6 to 0 score included a Qatari own goal. Qatar Team received 2 red cards; the first apparently from yellow-carded player disputing the matter. Qatar Team made only 2 shots and 0 on goal. Canadian goal tender thus had an easier game than his counterpart. Is that cooling spray butane or something less friendly to the stratosphere? == View from China: All games are presented on National TV as for previous FIFA Cups. This was apparently in dispute until shortly before, apparently because FIFA and China disagreed on whether FIFA would be paid USD$ 100 million or $40 or whatever the final payment was. Apparently China is the largest global market for FIFA Cup games. Having seen the adverts including France’s Mbappe suggesting what bottled water to buy, I remain not compelled. Watching games during normal sleep times is my price to pay. Commentary in Chinese is all in Beijing dialect, it hits my ears oddly.
the Scots drank the Boston beer company Sam Adams dry, draining every available warehouse in the area - YouTube
