The Australian national football team has qualified for a place in the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. This is only the fourth time Australia has qualified for the biggest sporting event this side of the galaxy. First in 1974, then 2006, 2010 and now 2014. I am very excited because I'm a big fan of football, however, Australia is pretty damn terrible at football compared to most national teams in the world.
We definitely don't have the skill and talent of England, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Spain, France etc. You name a country, and we're probably worse than them. But, we have heart and tenacity and a level of pure physical fitness that few other national teams have.
We definitely won't win the World Cup, it's just not possible, it would be like a Catholic priest behaving himself in a kindergarten, just not possible.
However, these consistent World Cup appearances for Australia can only be a good thing. A good thing first and foremost because each World Cup appearance will damage the popularity of the pathetic sport of AFL(Australian Rules Football). If I was a dictator, the only thing I'd outlaw would be AFL. And a few other things, quite a lot of things actually, never mind.
Support our players, watch them play, envy their glamorous lives, envy the amount of money they get for doing not much at all, and above all HATE A.F.L. with the most ferocious rage you can muster!
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