We got up early on the day of the Korea/Uraguay – USA/Ghana game. We came prepared:

We watched the Korean game with about 10 Korean girls. The guys were elsewhere, watching the game on their own. The wailing was heartbreaking. They all left after Korea lost. We stuck around and watched the US game alone. It was less heartbreaking and more tiring, as the game went into another period.

After both our teams lost, we kind of lost interest in the World Cup. All the referee problems and bad management by FIFA have made it unpleasant to care. We still check out the scores and make predictions, but we haven’t watched a game since.