By “It” I mean my World Cup wall chart. I’ve had to settle for the Radio Times wall chart this year. It is rather wide (so wide in fact that my camera had problems taking a photo of it). I had hoped to get something taller (When Saturday Comes is my usual purchase) but I woke up today feeling rather dizzy. It appears that I picked up an inner ear bug while on my travels and my mum wouldn’t let me leave the house lest I fall over in the street.

What are my expectations? For the opening ceremony I expect Vladimir Putin to take a penalty al la Diana Ross. No doubt he’ll be shirtless showing off his boobs (a la Diana Ross?). Today’s match is Russia versus Saudi Arabia and I fancy the Saudi’s to cause a minor upset and beat the Russians. For the tournament as a whole, other than expecting England to win the whole thing, I expect the usual suspects to perform well. I think Denmark, Peru and Morocco might cause some upsets.