If the researchers at Macquarie's are doing their job properly, when you look up "irony" in next year's dictionary there should be a photo of Thierry Henry appealing for a handball in the game against Uruguay.
Also, if you look up "lucky to still be in the game" you should see the first 20 minutes of the Mexico v South Africa match.
And, should you be inclined to turn to "really fucking annoying noise" you will see a picture of a vuvuzela trumpet.
So, on a day with two draws, aside from a few nice moments and a cracking goal in the RSA v MEX game, the undoubted highlight was the opening ceremony. And specifically, the part when the giant dung beetle rolled the Jabulani ball away... I'm not sure that the brand and image people at adidas would have been all that happy with the message that conveyed, but it had me chuckling.
And any ceremony which incorporates "The Final Countdown" is a winner in my book.
Ten out of ten for South Africa.
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