Now it gets interesting, this is a lot higher quality than the first round - which had a lot pretenders - so I hope those new to soccer will tune in and give it a chance.
I am headed off in about an 45 minutes to the local pub to watch the game—France vs Germany. I am rooting for the Germans to make the semifinals for the third straight time. Deutschland über alles—at least for the rest of the tournament.
Happy $th thanks for cooling my jets have a great week end
Thanks for the ping! I had been using GOOGLE for the daily match updates but they have apparently dropped it from their home page.
I have a question for everybody.
I am an American, USA.
I came to France on May 1, 2 months ago to live and check the place out. My kids are all up and out and I am a computer consultant, so I can work anywhere, so why not, right? I live between the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l’Est train stations, in the paki/indy section of Paris. I don’t speak a lick of French.
I went to the store this morning and noticed somebody had hung dozens of French flags over the streets. The girl at the grocery store claims that the flags are because of the big French vs German World Cup game tonight. My original thought the flags had been put up in preparation for Bastille Day, July 14th. I don’t know and I am curious about this.
Anyway, my real question is this:
What time is the game going to be played in Brazil and is it being aired live here in France?
The girl at the grocery store said it would be on at 6 PM tonight (two hours from now). That would make it around 2 PM in Rio. I am assuming it is being broadcast here live.
Do they schedule these games times to coincide with the largest prime time viewership of the countries competing? When would they schedule a game to be played and aired live between 2 countries that have very different time zones?
Or will they sometimes be aired as a “tape delay” in some countries?
Just curious.
Go Germany and Belgium!!!!
Heck of a game, a lot of heart by the underdog Costa Ricans. Dutch switch to a taller goalie for the shoot out and it pays off.