After 32 years in the wilderness Australia have qualifies for the football world cup!
Last nights game was a strange one - Australia dominated the play for the enitre second half but failed to get the winning goal. By the end of 90 minutes the commentator (Craig Foster on SBS) had completely lost ability to discuss the game rationaly and had reduced himself to an adrenaline filled gibbering wreck.
In extra time Uruguay looked slightly more likely to snatch an undeserved win - but the deadlock lasted with both teams looking exhausted and cramp-ridden. The 82,000 people in the crowd in Sydney seemed to manage to will the ball in the right direction in the resultant penalty shootout.
Its quite strange - but for the 1st time ever I found myself emotionaly invested in an Australian sporting team! (Does this mean that despite being a resident for 5 years and a citizen for 1 year I amd now *truly* turning Australian?).
Of course come June next year I will obviously be concentrating my emotional supporting efforts on the England team - but I'm glad Australia get to play - it means people around here might start to understand just a bit of why I go crazy every 4 years!!!
Does anyone know when the draw happens? Imagine if England and Australia get put in the same group - what a game that would be (from my narrow personal persepctive)!!