After last night, it looks like South Africa could be the first host nation team to go out at the group stage. That 3-0 defeat even shut up the vuvuzelas for a time. I read today that rioting has already broken out and various organisations in SA are starting to ask why some S Africans are still living on the street or in slums when billions of rand has been spent on the tournament. It has also not gone unnoticed in SA that FIFA are making millions out of this World Cup - it would be nice if they donated a good chunk of it to SA charities. Many tickets remain unsold for various reasons and it will be interesting to see what the support is like once SA are dumped out of the tournament.

On the subject of N.Korea - I still recall the name Pak Do Ik from the 1966 World Cup - don't know why but this name has just stuck in my memory since then!!