November 16, 2005
Deutschland, Deutschland
I first understood that the World Cup was special when, at the age of 11, I sat with my father in a cheap motel somewhere in rural Victoria at 3am or some ridiculous hour, watching what I was told was one of the greatest upsets in world football: Roger Milla's Cameroon beating Diego Maradona's Argentina in the early matches of World Cup Italia '90. We followed Italy in those days (my father was born there) and a couple of weeks later Dad shook our bunks, back at home now, and urged me and my brother to the lounge room immediately - it was Italy v Argentina in the semis, and it had gone to penalties.
We lost, and so began an education in the cruelty of the penalty shootout. Italy, led by Roberto Baggio, would go on to make the final of World Cup USA '94, to be beaten by Brazil. On penalties. Again. Baggio and captain Franco Baresi missing their shots.
But tonight I could leave Italy behind, for now my country is on the way to Germany to stand with the giants of world football in the greatest sporting event in the world. No longer do I have to imagine a connection to men with strange names, a stranger language, and a shirt none of my mates wore. Now those I follow will have grown up in Dandenong, Keilor, Penrith. They grew up eating Paddle Pops, drinking Solo, watching Double Dare. Their roots may be as far flung as mine, but they are my countrymen.
And on their shoulders will my hopes rest.
Godspeed, Socceroos.
Filed under Sport
Comments
Posted by: fluffy at November 17, 2005 07:33 AM
Awesome. Those same horns lulled me to sleep.
Posted by: Peter at November 17, 2005 08:21 AM
I have always professed a complete indifference to the World Game (so pretentious, no?), but I admit that last night I had a little tear in my eye. Go Aussies...
Posted by: Sahr at November 17, 2005 08:55 AM
Welcome, Sahr.
To Glutbusters, and to a lifetime of disappointment punctuated by occasional euphoria.
Posted by: Peter at November 17, 2005 10:07 AM
Yay.
Posted by: Tom at November 17, 2005 10:27 AM
I'm not much into football (soccer) either. But I, too, was very pleased to hear that we made the World Cup for the first time since before my own birth!
Great stuff.
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