I never thought it could ever be so easy in Japan. Today we got our Certificates of Eligibility and our visas on the same day! It seems almost like a miracle; four years ago in the same situation, we were ordered to leave Japan to validate our visas at a Japanese foreign consulate. Apparently the law has changed and now, whacko and diddlee-dee, we can do it all in Kobe. There was one hitch. Tom's dependency visa will require further documents and a bit of stuffing around, but we are so relieved that the others are out of the way. Really it seems like a dream. We were menatlly prepared for the hop to Seoul.
So, Australia is out of the World Cup after a great tournament. Italy may well have gone the same way but for the sophistry of their hulking back, Grosso, who feigned a penalty in the last minute. This World Cup has, unfortunately, been characterised by some awful refereeing decisions. The Italian one was just one of many stupefying mistakes by officials who should know better, given their experience and training. Please Fifa, just select the very best, irrespective of their country of origin. Political correctness is never worth its downside....
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