In London (sigh) at the moment.
From the IHT -
"One day to go! World Cup fever is everywhere — all over the world, they’re going nuts with anticipation.
In Berlin yesterday there was a huge kickoff party that drew about 250,000 people to the Brandenburg Gate.
Across England, and even at No. 10 Downing Street, they’re flying the St. George’s Cross, once a favorite of the far right but now reclaimed as a symbol of national pride in the World Cup Team."
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There is literally nowhere you can escape the flags.
Apparently there has been a bit of criticism from other commonwealth countries about not flying their flags, etc..., but so far this country at least has gone World Cup Crazy!
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From IHT -
"By now it seems pretty clear that Bruce Arena is playing it very mysterioso to confuse the Czechs, Italians and Ghanians — a closed-door match yesterday in which his players don’t wear numbers; no comment from any American on that match, even on the official United States Web site; and a shroud of silence so complete that a panic swept through the Big Soccer bulletin board yesterday and today among United States fans afraid that Kasey Keller had been hurt and that the team was hiding the injury. Keller doesn’t seem to have been injured, but the fact that there was confusion is probably fine with Arena."
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Looks like USA won't play a match until the group E match on the 12th against the Czech Republic.
Trying to score some last minute tickets so I can slip over there for a day or two.
Rob