C'mon Aussie, c'mon, c'mon

For the first time in my life I am very interested in the World Cup.

The England team is still in the competition which means the country is in rapt attention.

Better for Natalie and I, the Socceroos are still there after a tough fight in their pool. This has been great to watch, and by and large we have been getting good moral support from the English.

In Brugges last weekend, Natalie and I watched the Australia vs Brazil game in an English pub there. Inside English football supporters who were either going to or coming back from the World Cup were eagerly watching the game with us.

Still there are a few people who don't have anything positive to say about the Australian team - win, lose or draw. These tend to be Englishmen who one must think are scared that Australia might out-perform their team. Otherwise their comments are the noise of empty vessels signifying nothing.

With the next match for Australia being on Monday, Natalie gave me a great treat yesterday - an official Socceroos jersey. I will be wearing this to work on Monday. Very cool.