{"id":290,"date":"2006-06-30T03:55:37","date_gmt":"2006-06-29T19:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.djcharlie.us\/log\/?p=290"},"modified":"2018-07-21T14:31:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T14:31:51","slug":"germany-vs-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justcharlie.com\/germany-vs-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany vs Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Like most Americans, I don’t care too much about the World Cup. Matter of fact, this is the first one I’ve ever seen and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’m taking note of it now that I’m outside of the country. This place, tucked between mountains in Western China, has gone crazy with football fever. I can’t go anywhere without overhearing people talking about it or seeing re-caps on local television in shops and restaurants. And maybe after all these repeated unintentional exposures to the Cup, it has some kind of draw which it’s never had before. Add to that the national pride and buzz surrounding the German team (since they’re the hosts) and it’s actually exciting to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n