I love you New Zealand! I am proud of our boys in All White. Nobody rated them. People thought they didn't deserve to be in the World Cup at all. At best we hoped to not humiliate ourselves too badly.
After all New Zealand is a rugby nation... soccer is way down the list in the sporting codes... isn't it??
Not any more, I'd say!
Because today, our underestimated team put us on the World Football Map with a draw against defending champions, Italy, who are ranked fifth in the world (while NZ is ranked 75th or something).
A draw with Italy is like winning! Our boys played with heart, they put themselves out there and have totally surprised the whole world with this result.
Why am I blogging about the Soccer World Cup??
Because with their performance today, the All Whites have given this mama hope.
You see, my eldest son is bound and determined to be a professional football player.
"HA!" I hear you saying, "Him and 13 million other little boys..."
Yes, but something tells me that if anyone can do it, my kid can!
Do I need to remind you that we are talking about the kid who basically spoke his baby brother into existence??
Always always, my Dash has said, "I'm going to England when I grow up and I'm going to play for Newcastle United..." (Grandma! Contain your jubilation!)
When we were in Newcastle last year, he cried big deep sobs at the pain of having to leave; he couldn't wait to return. (Grandma! Stop jumping up and down on the spot in excitement!)
Last week he said, "Mum when I grow up will you come and live in England with me? Because I think i will miss you when I live there..."
I have resigned myself to the fact. My kid will go to live in England.
Something tells me that he really will do it. (Grandma! stop rubbing those hands together gleefully!)
And if asked, "Are you going to play for New Zealand when you grow up, Dash??" his reply would be "No, England; New Zealand are rubbish."
He couldn't see a future in professional football in New Zealand.
And until today, I had to agree.
But now. A draw with Italy at the World Cup??? A chance to actually make it out of the group round??
New Zealand soccer is no longer a joke!
Now I can happily send my kid off to his daddy's country of England to play for Newcastle United knowing that at least he can return to represent my little country proudly on the world stage.
Photos from NZ Herald Article HERE
12 comments:
Go Portugal! And yeah, rock on All Whites. I love being a kiwi.
Congrats to your boys in white!
Yayyyyyyy Im so proud of our boys too.... :) Yayyyy...Oh and YUMMMM I mean Yeahhh Portugal!! ;) heehee.. so much talent! ;) lol
Yay, can't wait to see your Dash in the All Whites in a few world cup's time ;) Gorgeous story about Scrag, brought a few happy little tears to my eyes.
Must go and splash cold water on my face after looking at those Portuguese footballers! ;)
So wished I had stayed up to watch the game - and so happy!!! (for you as well!!)
Congrats on your team. We watched some of the games (hubby more than me). No favorite teams though. We kept telling Em to watch the games so that she could learn from their footwork. She is a soccer player and loves it!
Yep the All whites are pretty amazing. Go Dash, i bet you will play professional soccer one day.
I watched the match and I was soooo surprised when the All Whites scored...I was like: 'wtf...against Italy??' But you're right, they really played with a lot of heart and they can be really proud of themselves.
But it was embarrassing for Italy...my father just said: 'These Italians deserve it...stupid bigheaded fu?&*rs!'^^ And I think he was right...for a change xD
xoxo
We were cheering too! And I thought of Dash watching the game and being inspired x
Dreading England's game, they'd better pull their fingers out or my husband will be very hard to live with!
Thanks for stopping by on my SITS day and making me feel special!
congrates!!!!!
Hi Simoney and Dash,
I see you want to play for Newcastle Dash?! I would like to play in the Barclay's cup for Manchester United.
Great job on beating Italy.I was thinking of you when I found out that New Zealand won.
From
Big Al.
PS My favourite Zac Power book is Shockwave and right now I'm reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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