Winners and Losers of the World Cup Week

The start of the World Cup is so near that we are almost able to taste it. The past week we served up some tasty appetizers and offered our usual smorgasbord of random World Cup treats. We presented you with some choice German vocabulary, took you on a walk down video game memory lane and ruined your appetite by displaying some of the worst uniforms ever. We dished out a bit of talk about football. We stayed on the Hooliganwatch™ beat, kept an eye on bikinis and offered some power rankings. A week like this one has us thinking we might be back for a few more. Here are your winners and losers.

Winners

This year’s kits – They sure do look better than some of the monstrosities that have been worn over the years.

Bikinis – There will be some on display at the World Cup and some might even leave little to the imagination.

Stinkefinger – Our German skills are getting better and better each week.

Old school – A joystick and a button is all any video game ever needs.

United Nations – It is our new favorite team.

Tabloids - The first salvo is fired and it involves a politician’s bum. It is only going to get worse. Hooray!

Losers

Armchair fans – The most dangerous place to watch a game might just be in your own home.

Sprint tests – Since when have linesmen ever had speed? It would have been nice to see the first female official making bank at the World Cup.

Song lyrics – Didn’t Meatloaf also write a song about going all the way?

Rankings – FIFA’s stink but World Cup Blog’s rule