Miscellaneous World Cup Musing

Corner Kicks
Haven't these players figured out yet that all the too far corner kicks are because of the ball?
The solution is to station a man further down the end line to keep play there. The ball flies so far that if you ease up the power of the kick it will be an easily defended floater. Play wider!
France 
L'estat c'est moi!  The French debacle is indeed the direct result of the bad juju they opened on the night of November, 19, 2009! It will be locusts and brimstone until, I guess the requisite seven years of plague and all so, 2017. Now the comical Gallic spouting and emoting and "E'galitie'". Send the whole squad back on the first plane to Orly! The French can turn any criticism into a Opera bouffe' where they are all wounded pride and end of the world cultural death. 
Win, Lose or Draw
In the format of Group Stage qualifying, you need more than just a result! If you are in your second game and you have NO points from the first, to LOSE by a 'respectable' score is madness. You have to push forward with the whole team. Three nil is the same as one nil!
Mexico vs Uruguay
West Germany vs Austria. 1982. The infamous "waltz' to a result that let both teams advance. Well... Tuesday will make that previous game look like mutual nuclear destruction. With a nod and a wink, Mexico and Uruguay will put on their best thespian robes and give a simulacrum of a game. Five points for all and Good Luck in the next game!