Small Things Give Us Pleasure

Before the match I'd hoped for a last minute Ronaldo miss to level things, resulting in him crying his greasy eyes out.

There is a god.

And he waved his offside flag.

I had to wait 2 minutes before the local TV broadcaster showed the grease ball sobbing away, but it was a wonderfully uplifting sight, if not the highlight of the World Cup.

Recommended Podcast: Baddiel and Skinner's "The Britishers are Coming Home", chapter 8, 10-11 mins in.