MY WORLD CUP QUEST: CROAT AT LARGE, ICELAND AT NOTHING
25/32 WORLD CUP TEAMS COMPLETED
ENTERING THE FINAL QUARTER LONG BEFORE THE QUARTER FINAL
I started this challenge without knowing where it would take me. I had no idea if I could complete it or if it was even possible. But here I was on day 12 of the World Cup with 24 teams in the bag. I had little or no time to make plans more than a day ahead and last minute cancellations were happening quite often. Many of the countries were playing their last game of the World Cup this week. If I missed at team at this juncture then the jig would be up and I'd fall short of the 32 teams.
EASY DOES IT
But day 12 was not one of those stressful days. I had lined up a Croatian fan over the internet to watch the game with. Croatia had already qualified so this was just helping me get another team off my list at my leisure. I had already watched a game with the other 7 countries playing on day 12. As it turned out Croatia would have plenty more football to play at this World Cup.
Croat was a pleasure to watch the game with. He agreed to meet this potential internet weirdo (me) late at night to watch the game even though he had an early morning flight to catch. Croat was not some bandwagon-hopper as we talked Croatian football as far back as I could stretch. I didn't tell him how much I hate Davor Suker for scoring a goal six minutes into injury time against Ireland in 1999. There's a time and a place. (It cost us a place at Euro 2000. It still hurts.)
SUKER PUNCHED NO MORE
Croatia ran out winners with another late, late winner. Iceland were on the receiving end this time and heading home. Suker didn't score the winner.
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hahah cool. but the world cup is over, are you watching replays?
I see you are here on steemit a few months now, just had a look around your account. I know when people start here they get a few welcome messages, but after that, if you have not joined a community you can easily get lost in the sea of posts. How are you getting on here on steemit anyway?
I’m doing a little bit of outreach this week with those that have been here a few weeks and have had some time to get a feel for the place. Would love to know your thoughts so far? Is there anything I can help you with or questions I can answer for you?
One tip I am spreading this week is to check your mentions. being part of steemit includes engagement and if someone happens to mention you in a post, you should really check it out. You can find your mentions on https://steemworld.org/@highselfesteem, if you look through the tabs, you will find all your mentions.
Regards
Paula
STEEM Witness @steemcommuity
Thanks for this. I'll have a look at that.
No I'm just writing up the reports now. I watched all the games live with people from each country. I barely had time to sleep while the World Cup was on. I'll be finished writing up all the reports this month.
That was a really awesome thing to do. And were they all from steem?
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