Relief. England are unlikely to be playing any games in Seattle. So I don't need to shell out a fortune on tickets. In fact, none of the prospective games in Seattle hold any particular appeal to me - so I don't feel so bad about not watching any games now. Even though the draw was made today, we still don't know exactly who is playing and when. What a joke. I think US vs Australia is one of the games being held in Seattle - perhaps of interest to US fans, but not to me. If Wales or Northern Ireland somehow can beat Italy in the playoffs, there is a chance they might end up playing in Seattle. But with the expanded format, it comes as no surprise that there will be a bunch of underwhelming games featuring lowly ranked countries. Depending on who ends up playing in Seattle, if I can score dirt cheap tickets for a game (think $5 to watch Iran vs New Zealand) then I might go just for the sake of going. What else to say... England getting drawn into the group of death seemed inevitable. Of course the draw was entirely rigged by FIFA. And fortunately I was meeting a friend for brunch down by the airport, so I didn't catch the draw as it happened. Not that I would have watched it live anyway. Seemed like one overlong, cringe-worthy, embarrassing spectacle - with crappy presenters and musical performances, and the farcical award of the "FIFA Peace Prize" to Trump - whatever the f*ck he did to earn that. I hate FIFA.
