Till next time

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 9:49 AM

Thank you Angola. Thank you Ivory Coast. Thank you Trinidad and Tobago.

Three World Cup debutants who played football in the true spirit of the game.

I enjoyed watching Ivory Coast come from 2-0 down after 20 minutes to register their first ever victory in the World Cup. Here is a team which was drawn in the hardest group in the tournament, which had to play its two hardest games first, lost both, yet at the end they were still smiling and smiling as a team. It was brilliant watching the players who were on the bench celebrating together with the players on the pitch. I like it when senior players are secure enough to celebrate their junior colleagues. That is team spirit. Till next time.

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