Day 5 - World Cup 2010 South Africa (the vuvuzela is the TALK of the tournament)

With the Wold Cup now 5 days old, let's reflect at what has quite honestly been quite a dull start.
It was fantastic to see S Africa score the opening goal - and WHAT a goal it was too. However, it has really been downhill since then, with one match after another competing for the honour of being the tournament's most instantly forgetful.
Which is probably why the simple African trumpet, otherwise known as the Vuvuzela has come in for so much scrutiny and criticism - yes it is makes quite an awful droning sound, which when played incessantly for the duration of the game becomes very irritating indeed. However, I think the real reason it has become the focus for attention is because there is nothing to talk about when it comes to the football itself.
I really think FIFA need to consider if there is an alternative to the group stage, or somehow incentivise the reward for scoring goals - I seem to remember most of the preceding World Cups also being quite sterile tournaments until the final 'meaningful' game in the group stages and then things started to come to life.
Anyway tonight it's Brazil...let's sincerely hope they can bring some flamboyancy and the feel of beach football and Havaiana flip flops to help kick start things and then we’re into the second matches of the group stage and surely the entertainment and requirement to win will increase!