Uruguay vs Costa Rica

It turns out that Costa Ricans are better at soccer that anyone thought. It's currently 2-1 and they are holding out pretty strong. Being one of the few 'no-bodies' in the tournament, it's always nice to cheer for the underdog and then see them hold their heads so high!

Now, it's great to watch and all that but my dad posed a very interesting question...where the heck is Costa Rica anyway? We knew is was near the Caribbean area...but it all got a bit blurry from there. Whilst looking for a map in Google Images, something even more interesting caught my eye - this place is BEAUTIFUL!!

So if you have any interest in my nerdy interests - this will blow your mind!

Remember the time your Geography teacher said that you could just call the whole area 'Central America'? Well, Costa Rica is one of those - between Nicaragua and Panama...yeah, just there. Here are some maps to help:

 (Okay, that is SO not a crocodile)

And here are some of it's cool features:

 Forrests.

Waterfalls.

Beaches.

Volcanoes!! (Yes!!)

Ancient things.

Things like him in the tree.

Yip...on my bucket list for sure!!

For more pics and some info, click here.

Spain vs Netherlands

It doesn't look ANYTHING like the last world cup final. The colours are all wrong; the soccer is a bit boring (until the Van Persie best header and probably best goal of the tournament) and the Spaniards are mostly, well, average looking.

But our topic of the night is: who is the manager?

Yesterday we saw this guy:

 He is the Brazilian manager. Well, he was, until we saw this guy:

He is managing the Spanish.
Comparing them together, you can see the difference but wow, on different days it's quite a spin.

Anyone else notice this?

Brazil vs Croatia

Poor Robbie Williams (Croatian goalie). He shouldn't have bothered stopping the Neymar penalty. It was perfection. Although not ENTIRELY deserved... I have a feeling the Croatians are going to have a few things to say about the ref (despite the 'cool points' he scores by possessing a can of that magic spray paint). 

Oscar's goal, however, was a give away. I think he (Robbie) was snoozing a little which is not cool. But Oscar deserves an accolade in honour of the way he played throughout. What a guy!

The highlight was the extended shots of Kaka in the crowd looking particularly yum. Here's a picture from another time, but worth it:

Brazil played a little dirty and had some excellent fake collapses. It's a skill. More games like this and it's going to be the most fun soccerish month!

Soccer World Cup - Not South Africa

Of course I have to have my say about the latest offering from FIFA. It's like I'm watching a new series of a great show in the way you fall right back into (what you can remember of) the story line. Most the characters are back - some goodies, some baddies, especially the baddies ;) Yes, only half a game has been played, but we've already seen an own goal; the new fancy vanishing spray paint; a Brazilian goal, in Brazil, in the opening game and some excellent footwork (Oscar). Cant wait for the second half...starting now!

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