1) The Battle of the Iberian Peninsula;

2) Lula da Silva Clock Watch;

3) Flo Balogun Red Card Imbroglio; or

4) Movie/Song Quotes.

Never mind, the Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) will decide for you, Dear Reader(s).  Let’s begin with quotes.

”It’s a miracle, sir.”

“If it’s a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it’s a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle.”

”And a bayonet, sir. With a little guts behind.”

Such was the dialogue at the end of the 1964 film “Zulu,” recounting the victory of the greatly outnumbered Brits over the Zulus at the 1879 Battle of Rorke’s Drift.

”From the Hundred Years War to the Crimea,

With a lance and a musket and a Roman spear,

To all of the men who have stood with no fear

In the service of the King….”

–“The Card Cheat” by The Clash

Both of the above quotes resonated with the ZGWC as the English team played Mexico in the Estadio Azteca, in both heat and altitude.  While the ZGWC was officially pulling for El Tri, it was impossible not to have some empathy for the English lads, stoically facing long odds and........

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