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6/5/2002
SPORTS
First game of the World Cup Series and it's world champs France vs. Senegal.
Senegal? Who the hell is Senegal? They're an omen of things to come, that's who,
underdogs who beat the world champs in the opening game. No cheerleaders, no
mascots, not commercial interruptions, no endless statistics brought on screen
with 3D graphics and industrial sound effects, just non-stop sport.
And what a fuckin' sport! South Korea playing at home, their first time hosting
World Cup, massive crowds of Korean fans, every single person in red shirts, a
SEA of red fans, chanting and banging drums as if in a ceremony to summon some
ancient soccer god, who apparently manifested itself in their team, underdogs by
everyone's standards, beats Poland 2-0 in their first ever World Cup victory.
The red sea churns, flags the size of entire sections are passed around the
stadium like the wave, incredible.
Then this morning it's the U.S. vs. Portugal, Portugal one of the top 10 teams
on the earth, the U.S. the Rodney Dangerfields of world soccer, but by the half
the U.S. is up 3-0. Portugal battles back to 3-2, but it's too late and the U.S.
fans, nicknamed Sam's Army, painted red, white and blue, are going crazy in the
stands, chanting "Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye."
Nike had an ad a few years back that said something like "In my version of
football I don't have to beat just the teams from the other states. I have to
beat every team from every country in the entire world."
So now the U.S. has to beat South Korea at home in that sea of blood red,
chanting fans, and massive Korean flags, Monday, June 10, at 2:30 a.m. EST. You
can catch the game on ESPN2 or Univision. The full schedule is online, including
TV times, at
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/sports/worldcup/schedule.html
And
http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=210727&lang=us
And
http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=4&schid=328&secid=367
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