{"id":260,"date":"2014-06-21T23:20:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T22:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/SA\/?p=260"},"modified":"2022-05-06T13:17:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:17:24","slug":"is-this-the-best-world-cup-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/FOOTBALL\/2014\/06\/is-this-the-best-world-cup-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this the best World Cup ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obviously not talking about performances from England (and Spain, Portugal etc) but for pure football entertainment watching 3 matches a day either on the beach or in a bar in a country with such a passion for the game – can’t see it being bettered.<\/p>\n

And after the first game most of the refereeing has been pretty good and let the games flow – some of the pace and quality of teams has been exceptional.<\/p>\n

Thought today’s fixtures were actually quite dull but Iran and Ghanas performances superb….<\/p>\n

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Obviously not talking about performances from England (and Spain, Portugal etc) but for pure football entertainment watching 3 matches a day either on the beach or in a bar in a country with such a passion for the game – can’t see it being bettered. 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