The TEAMS won!

The World Cup really showed to be a great spectacle. Great fun, and superb to see some of the best athletes in the world in our back garden.

What fascinated me was to see that the teams who really did well, were the ones who truly were teams. The Uruguayans, for all their failings looked a spirited and united bunch. Both finalists showed throughout that they played together and for each other, having loads of fun whilst doing so. And then the Germans, who were so well-drilled, asked to play out of position sometimes, positive yet humble in the press, and exceptionally enthusiastic, showing us all that the German pragmatism does not interfere with entertainment.

The teams with the coach-blasters, France, Portugal and England all perished early, whilst others did not just have the will-power or skill to crack it at the top. All in all a great lesson was learnt in that the teams who over-achieved were those that were a team, whilst the under-achievers in relation to their talent, went home early to think about next time!