By getting Olivier Giroud, I complete the French set, this must be a good omen, mustn't it ? However, I did complete Germany first so maybe not. The German squad had apparently been affected by flu during the week, but both sides played as if under the influence of some malady. The only goal is scored from a Toni Kroos free kick, and Sami Khedira returns to bolster midfield. The three French stickers: the aforementioned Giroud, Patrice Evra and Mamadou Sakho all get on the field (I was going to put 'play' but it's difficult to tell whether France even turned up), Sakho being substituted twenty minutes from time.
In the other game Brazil beat Colombia 2-1 and my Brazilian sticker is Bernard, who sadly hasn't got a look in at this World Cup. It would have been a fitting tribute to actress Patsy Byrne who died last week and played Queen Elizabeth's nurse in Blackadder, who shared her name with the Brazilian winger. The biggest part played by any sticker, although it would have done simply by being the only one on the field as Macnelly Torres was not selected for the Colombian squad and Falcao is injured, is by Camilo Zuniga who makes the challenge that rules Neymar Jr out of the rest of the tournament. It will be interesting to see how Brazil cope without him. Anyhow with Colombia goes my £1 on them to win the tournament, a bet placed four days ago.
And as it's a Saturday I can reveal that the predictions for the games that will take place later today (July 5th) are Argentina 4 Belgium 1 and Netherlands 0 Costa Rica 0. Watch this space.
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