Totally Unwell

Group Of Death is Upon Us

As this is the last day of the Group stages (and probably the most competitive one at that - as it involves the awesome Group of Death) it is a good idea to have a little retrospective at the "Greatest Show On Earth". Bar Siegfried & Roy obviously.

The first thing that has been obvious are the amount of gifts on show. Each team before entering combat have been exchanging some lovely pennants. Some defending could be protrayed as "Gift Like" -David Beckham on corners comes immediately to mind, whilst Ally McCoist has been giving Gabby Logan one for the entire tournament.

However the king of all gifts surely was the Iranians massive tapestry they handed to Mexico on the opening day of their campaign. "A lovely piece" as Hugh Scully, would say.

To quote some shadowy figure off the web, "Márquez (the Mexican captain, who only had a little flag) looked a little embarrassed, like someone who'd brought a four-pack of Foster's to an ambassador's reception".

Indeed.

For the England match with Ecuador, I think Beckham should bring forth items that would accurately represent the English nation in the 21st Century. Therefore I suggest, a boxset of "Are You Being Served" and a large poster of Dogs Playing Poker.

With Gifts like this I think it will smooth our passage to the next round.