The Councillor for Sports, Andrés Márquez, is hoping that the football World Cup will be displayed in Nerja at some time during June. The Councillor stated that he has been in contact with the secretary of the Football Federation, Oscar Gil, regarding a suitable date and place.
World Cup 2022
Apparently, when the wise men of FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, one of the stipulations was that its newly constructed open-air soccer stadiums had to be air conditioned as summer temperatures are often 50 degrees.
No points for trying then
The North Korean football team has been shamed in six-hour public inquiry into their failure in the World Cup, deemed a ‘betrayal’ of the country’s leader.
Man detained for falsely reporting a crime
A man has been arrested in Marchena, Sevilla, after falsely reporting the theft of his wallet near the municipal fountain while celebrating Spain’s World Cup success when, in fact, he spent the money celebrating in a local ‘alternative club’.
Maybe he watched a different match
In a bizarre, presumably senior, moment, Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has accused the referee Howard Webb of favouring Spain and ‘robbing’ Holland of victory. If anything, it was the other way round and if Mr Webb had stuck to the letter of the law rather than trying to let the game flow a bit, Holland would have started the second …
Campeones
The scenes were similar all over the country as Spain fulfilled their dream of winning the World Cup, always having been regarded as the ‘great under-achievers’ on the world stage. Plaza Tutti Frutti in Nerja was packed with people watching the match and thousands took to the streets to celebrate the well-deserved victory. For the record: Spain are the first …
Spain 1 – 0 Holland
Football was the real winner in the end as Spain eventually overcame the animals Holland by a single goal, scored by Iniesta in extra time.
The ‘psychic’ octopus was spot-on, again
Spain played their best football of the World Cup so far, starting with mucho gusto and dominating the play as the Germans sat back and waited for the opportunity to counter-attack. The winning, and only goal of the match, came from a corner in the 73rd minute and it was scored by, of all people, Carlos Pujol.
Spain go through
Much hooting in the streets as Spain overcame Portugal 1-0 to reach the quarter finals of the World Cup and a meeting with Paraguay who, earlier in the day, beat Japan on penalties.