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Spectres of Mark
Is anyone else infuriated by the inanity of pundits' 'predictions' for the world cup finals? What, for instance, is the fucking point in predicting that Brazil will win, as all four of the pundits in the Times do today. Well, really sticking out your necks there boys. And, alongside the predictable talking down of England's chances with the requisite resentful glee (which that miserable misanthropist Brian Glanville has made a whole fucking career out of), here we go: the final four to be made up of Brazil, Argentina, Italy and France or something equally moronically canonical. Have people got no memory? The one thing that you can say for sure about the world cup is that it doesn't go to plan... yeh, the winners come from a farily small predictable group (usually a previous winner or the home nation)... but when it comes to the last four, there are always rogue elements... Can I remind folk that the last four in 2002 were Brazil, Germany, Turkey and South Korea? This isn't that unusual, actually...
And might I also point out that although pundits ALWAYS say Brazil will win, they have only done so twice in the last 35 years. They have only one once in Europe in the history of the competition. So I think I'm on safe ground to say that they won't be winning this year.
And might I also point out that although pundits ALWAYS say Brazil will win, they have only done so twice in the last 35 years. They have only one once in Europe in the history of the competition. So I think I'm on safe ground to say that they won't be winning this year.
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