I watched in shock as I witnessed mighty Italy fell to an up and coming Slovakia just an hour earlier! Italy, the ex-world cup champion is now sent home, after France, another ex-world cup champion!
As previously strong contenders like France and Germany were sent packing home, void of making their appearances even in the round-of-16, and punters as well as soccer fans started to label this world cup games as uneventful, I believe that the outcome of the world cup now is even more eventful! There is an element of hope and aspiration as teams commonly labelled as minnows and seat warmers have really improved. The playing field is really improving such like the flux of the state of the world. For example, US is now no longer just the superpower in the world, with the rising of China and India. So there is always hope for everyone, everything ordinary to have his or her own day one day!
