Have to say that Townsend seems remarkably mature and comfortable on the ITV coverage. (Gives me hope that he might be able to follow instructions from a decent coach).
That is possibly the worst penalty for handball I've ever seen. Not complaining though - loving the Socceroos!
"If Saurez plays tomorrow he will be diving all over the place, as Uruguay must win" And if England are losing tomorrow, will Gerrard and Sturridge press the "Poool" button ??
Spain are on the way out, as it stands. Have the defending champions ever gone out in the group after two games?
I think there are 30,000 replica Chile team shirts in the Maricana. None white either, all red, despite the fact that Chile are playing in white. I asked a Chilean friend: "So, since Argentina is the rival of both Brazil and Chile, does that mean Brazil and Chile tend to like each other?" "Yes, oddly enough," he said. To judge from the crowd, Chile have a lot of Brazilian fellow travelers. Costa certainly doesn't increase their appeal to the locals. "Argentinos, maricones, Se quitaran las Malvinas que marones."
Place your bets on which members of the Spain squad will announce their retirement from international football following the tournament. I'm going with: Casillas, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa and Torres.
