The Games I Shall Attend

OK, I suppose it's time I get this thing started.

At this moment, I've got 12 tickets for the World Cup. The first set I purchased was a "team specific" package for the country from whence my awkward last name comes, Denmark. I get all three group games, then continue to follow them as they progress, up to the semi-final. If they are eliminated, I watch the bastards who beat them. Given that they are in a very difficult group against the Netherlands, Japan, and Cameroon, there's a good chance that could happen.

I'll also attend a couple of South Korea games, against Nigeria and 2-time winners Argentina. They'll probably lose to Argentina but I think they'll beat Nigeria. And, whatever happens, I'll get to watch my man Lee Chung-Yong.

I also have tickets to North Korea vs. Brazil and North Korea vs. Portugal, where I suspect I will be the only one cheering on our neighbors to the North. I'd love to rock this t-shirt, but I'm a tad concerned about being killed by North Korean agents or denied entry to the U.S. ("Welcome to SeaTac airpo . . . hey, aren't you that idiot I saw on TV with the Kim Jong-Il shirt? Step this way please . . .").

Finally, I will be watching the United States decimate Algeria and Slovenia. I'm not worried about the outcome, but after the heated rivalry with Egypt, the Algerian fans scare me a bit.

Sadly, the England vs. USA game and the Final were beyond my reach, but while I'm there I might try to pick up tickets to games that are unlikely to sell out (North Korea vs. Cote D'Ivoire comes to mind).

The group stage tickets were $80 each. This seems pricey, but then you realize that the average price for an NFL ticket is $75. I'll gladly pay the extra $5 to watch the world's greatest sporting event rather than a bunch of clinically obese men hump each other, thanks very much.