games including the Ghana USA game. To tell you the truth

watching 1-1 tie games with no scoring is pretty boring. But

when you watch the fans and listen to the announcers excited

about the game and watch Argentina's coach Maradona run around

like a 5 year old kid every time his team scores you realize that people

around the world are absolutely fascinated and involved by this event. 

country can't afford the hundreds of dollars it cost to play football, baseball,

or hockey. But for a few bucks a group of the poorest kids anywhere can buy

a soccer ball and play the game of their national heroes.

 Think of the people in South Africa who are going to see the

games. Some poor guy from the townships saves up

money and bring his kids to one of these World Cup games.

He could never travel to another part of the world to go to one.

For them it could be one of the highlights of their life that

they talk about years later. In this fractured world having

an event that bring everyone together if just for a few weeks

is some kind of accomplishment.

A friend of mine took me to the World Cup final. When Spain won the fans went wild. I'm sure this is a huge event for them.