I watched the World Cup soccer match between England and DR Congo yesterday morning with my friend Mark, who is a big fan of England, and seen in the photograph above standing in front of hundreds of English soccer fans celebrating their team's victory after the game. And I must say, it was a very exciting contest. DR Congo scored a goal in the first 7 minutes, and their goalie, Lionel Mpasi, kept England from scoring most of the game. And then England's Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes of the match to beat DR Congo 2-1. England now heads to the final 16 to play Mexico on Sunday. I was especially happy about the outcome since Harry Kane is one of only two active soccer players whose names I actually recognize. The other is Son Heung-min. Both of them played for the Tottenham Hotspurs of England's Premier League before moving on to other teams (Kane to Bayern Munich and Son to Los Angeles FC). England will have a tough time against Mexico, I'm afraid, since the match is being played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, where Mexico has lost only two of 89 competitive matches, and most of the 87,523 fans will be rooting for the home team. I suggest not betting the entire farm on England. Perhaps just half.
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