FIFA's World Cup is down to eight teams fighting this weekend for the final four (aka royale with cheese.)
This includes four of our eight sentimental group favorites from our first post – Uruguay, Netherlands, Brazil and Argentina. FIFA and Cocoa -- Our First Post
The final eight by the numbers.
By Land Mass:
1.Brazil (Jungly)
2.Argentina (Quads at Bariloche (3700+ vertical foot drop) and Las Lenas (3900+ foot drop))
3.Spain (The New Mexico of Europe; Quads at Cerler in the Pyrenees 3600+ foot drop)
4.Paraguay (With landlocked Bolivia -- the kidneys of America Sur)
5.Germany (Quads everywhere and old school Garmisch-Partenkirchen (4400+ foot drop plus the Zugspitze))
6.Ghana (South-facing, west of Nigeria, between Togo and Ivory Coast)
7.Uruguay (The sexy Oriental Republic east of the Rio Plata)
8.Netherlands (Wont sink without a fight)
By Population:
1.Brazil (Lulu and AK-toting teens)
2.Germany (Franz and leather pants)
3.Spain (Maria and sangria)
4.Argentina (Piva and Falklands areobics)
5.Ghana (Click-click the town clown)
6.Netherlands (Budd, Pijp, Bongji, Chez, Sloot and the gang)
7.Paraguay (Alicia and her pet Corrupto)
8.Uruguay (EC and Forlan sitting in a tree)
By Gross Domestic Product per Person:
1.Netherlands (Green economy)
2.Germany (Vroom)
3.Spain (Salsa and siesta)
4.Uruguay (Moo with me people)
5.Argentina (Bill G's southern outpost)
6.Brazil (Swimwear)
7.Paraguay (Itchy hats)
8.Ghana (Crude and cocoa)
So, from this we can conclude Spain will finish third in the consolation game July 10. But the winner?
These Uruguayan kids will be rooting in Spanish for Uruguay:
These Dutch kids will be rooting in Dutch for the Holland team from The Netherlands:
These kids in Argentina will be rooting in Spanish for Argentina:
This cute keeper shows Germany's commitment in German to permanent football facilities (and shift-knobs):
These kids floating on "just escaped" emigrant-Paraguayan water will be rooting in Spanish for Paraguay:
These very small Spanish kids (tinyspaniards) will be rooting for Spain in Spanish Spanish Spanish:
These Ghananianians will be rooting for Ghana in English but, of course, without the benefit of tv or radio:
But maybe the people wearing these colors have the best chance rooting in Portuguese:
But we'll still be rooting in English for Uruguay to take it all. Remember -- only the keeper may use his hands. See you there!