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July 4, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #24 – Whatever Happened To Winning Hearts?

GOM World Cup Diary #24 – Whatever Happened To Winning Hearts? I settled down with my morning coffee expecting Argentina to do what Argentina usually do. Win. Cape Verde, after all, had already

June 27, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #17 – The Football Gods Must Have Been Chuckling

GOM World Cup Diary #17 – The Football Gods Must Have Been Chuckling I've always believed the Football Gods have a sense of humour. Not a cruel one. Just the sort that quietly

June 22, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #12: Whatever Happened To Knowing Your Place?

GOM World Cup Diary #12: Whatever Happened To Knowing Your Place? Last week, Cape Verde drew 0-0 with Spain. The experts were surprised. Then Cape Verde drew 2-2 with Uruguay. The experts were surprised

June 20, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #10: Whatever Happened To Private Conversations?

Whatever Happened To Private Conversations? Last night a footballer was sent off for covering his mouth while speaking to an opponent. Which came as something of a surprise. When I was younger, covering

June 19, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #9: Whatever Happened To One Match At A Time?

Whatever Happened To One Match At A Time? Yesterday Mexico became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup. A fine achievement. They've played well, collected the points

June 18, 20261Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #8: Why Can’t We Ever Just Enjoy It?

GOM World Cup Diary #8: Why Can't We Ever Just Enjoy It? England won 4-2 last night. Just let that sink in for a moment. Four goals scored. Three points secured. A winning start to

June 17, 20261Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #7: Why Does It Take Seven People To Get It Wrong?

Why Does It Take Seven People To Get It Wrong? Last night I watched another controversial VAR decision. Or perhaps I should say I watched seven people spend several minutes trying to

June 16, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #6: Why Do We Bother With Experts?

GOM World Cup Diary #6: Why Do We Bother With Experts? Yesterday I was told Spain would comfortably beat Cape Verde. The experts said so. The statistics said so. The betting markets said so. The

June 15, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #5: Do We Really Need 48 Teams?

GOM World Cup Diary #5: Do We Really Need 48 Teams? Germany beat Curaçao 7-1 yesterday. Which was unfortunate for Curaçao. And, if we're being completely honest, not especially surprising for the rest

June 13, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #3: Why Does Everything Have To Be Bigger In America?

GOM World Cup Diary #3: Why Does Everything Have To Be Bigger In America? The World Cup has now arrived in the United States, and after watching the coverage I find

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