Frankfurt: Paraguay 0 - England 1

It's hard to describe how I feel today. On the one hand, it was an amazing day, as we went to the Frankfurter Waldstadion to watch the mighty Albirroja Paraguaya play against the English Lions. The game was amazing, the atmosphere electrifying.

On the other hand it was a disappointing day, because Paraguay lost. They played a good game under very difficult circumstances, matching the English team throughout much of the game, and they were unfortunate not to score the equalizer. Even more disappointing was that the only goal the English scored was an own-goal by our own squad! How terrible... how disappointing... But, it's futbol, and these kind of things happen.

Paraguay fought valiantly, and as said, we were unlucky not to come away with a tie. England, however, did not play their best game either. They were "off", and if they expect to get far, they will have to pick up their tempo. Personally, I think the English team is one of the most overrated teams at the WM - same story as usual - but in fairness, they did not play their game today. The weather was very hot, and I think they were affected by it. If they expect to beat teams like Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, and Italy, nevermind Argentina or Brasil, they will have to shape up.

On the other hand, Paraguay will have to shape up too. They have some good strikers in Valdez and Santa Cruz, and their backline is solid also, but their midfield needs some shoring up. I don't understand why they tried beating England in the air today .. that was silly. England's much too strong defensively in the air, and Paraguay has the skill to penetrate on the ground, so again, I don't understand why they tried to attack by air.

Anyways, next up on June 15th in Berlin: Sweden.

After the game we went downtown Frankfurt and watched the albiceleste Argentina play against the Elephants of Ivory Coast. Throughout the city giant jumbo screens have been set up and thousands of fans can go and enjoy the game in a festive atmosphere. And as expected, the atmosphere was super. The only downside was that the typical stereotype about the English fans was once again true: the majority of them are morons: arrogant, ignorant drunkards. The English fans obviously outnumbered the Paraguayan fans by the thousands, but only a few hundred of them acted like normal people, the rest were either drunken idiots or unbelievably conceited. I shit you not.

Anyways, that was the day. Here are a few pictures from the game.

Paraguay 0 - England 1


La Hinchada


Fuerza Albirroja