Everyone who knows the Code 2 staff, knows that we love proper futbol and all the shenanigans associated with it. Every four years I pee a little in anticipation for the World Cup. This, the year of twenty-ten, is the year of the World Cup once again. It is being hosted for the first time by South Africa…
Johannesburg, South Africa
Now with 5 days til the start of the cup, the adrenaline is pumping… I can smell the food and beers of the pub. That’s where I’ll be 9am ct friday morning for the first match South Africa v Mexico. Every Sunday afternoon you can check back here for the official Code 2 Ave recap of the prior weeks events and what were looking forward to for the next week. We will be naming the “bitch of the week,” talking about upsets, and of course updating the internets on the Official Code 2 Ave/ESPN Soccernet Bracket Predictor Cup standings.
If you have not yet signed up for the Official Code 2 Ave/ESPN Soccernet Bracket Predictor Cup you should do so now by clicking the link below (You need an espn.com account)…
Official Code 2 Ave/ESPN Soccernet Bracket Predictor Cup
Thing’s to keep in mind are injuries; Ballack at Germany, Out… Altidore at US, could be out for a couple matches… Drogba at Cote Di’Voire, had surgery on a broken arm but could still be out awhile. Robben at Netherlands, left hammy. Of course things that need to always be thought about is the fact that Brazil is new/young, how will they do? Is France as strong as they should be? Can Germany go on without Ballack? Can Spain come off their Euro 2008 victory? or will Italy Repeat? AND there will be a trophy for 1st place!
Also, Leading up to the World Cup, there has been HEAVY promo by ESPN and one extremely bad ass ad by Nike… One of the features I have really enjoyed over at ESPN was there “I Scored a Goal…” feature; Which shows many unknowns & knowns alike throughout the 80 year history of the World Cup who scored a famous goal in the World Cup final. They can all be seen here. Also you can catch ALL of ESPN’s ad’s including there “32 Teams, 1 Dream” feature over on their YouTube’s World Cup playlist. It also includes my favorite…
One should also check out the collective minds of ESPN x The South African illustration house Am I Collective created a run of murals of all 32 teams. These have been posted all throughout Chicago and I am assuming other major cities as well. These are both bad ass and silly at the same time. Click the ridiculous image of the Swiss below to see the complete gallery.
The Swiss!
With this looking to be an amazing World Cup this year, I will will leave you with this and I’ll catch all of you back here next Sunday…
Do a car-bomb at kick-off of the USA v England match and you’ll be doing one WITH us…
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