The Monday before soccer world cup 2010.

On Firday it is kick-off for the great event. Our office is closing at 1pm to give everybody the chance to view the opening ceremony and match. I am going to love the afternoon with the kids. We will get some snacks and I am sure they will be bored beyond words, but we will give it a shot. So we are all geared to some extend for the big event. Hunter has the ordinary Bafanna Bafanna supporters shirt. The cars are all decked out and "dressed"

I decided on an alternative take to soccer shirt Friday (I really look crap in yellow) so I patriotically bling (I see Jenty has the same one - wish I had her velour jacket though) Pardon the crappy self portrait.

For the kids, I also went a bit alternative. The real Bafanna shirts are so expensive and the cheaper ones at the retailers were all sold out, so the Lil' Miss' school came up with this idea:

You get them at Mr Price at R49,95 each. The boys also both have one. a different design each. I must have seen about 5 designs at the school all with different animals playing soccer.

Hunter and I have also both chosen "our" teams (as we do not see Bafanna going very far). Hunter has always supported Greece in soccer so he will continue to do so. I think it's fine - after all they have great food and I loved the place. My "second team" in rugby (after the Springboks) are the French, so I will support the charmers in soccer too. (Although on Saurday I am firmly behind the 'Boks when they play France.) The Lil' Miss seem to miss the whole concept of soccer vs rugby - she insist she will support the Blue Bulls! I tried to explain that it's a different game and like the Springboks Bafanna Bafanna is South Africa's team. Then she asked if there are Blue Blulls in the Bafanna team ( I explained earlier that there are Blue Bulls in the Springbok team). When I said no, she insisted that she will then support the Blue Bulls for the Soccer World Cup 2010. I am trusting the excitement at the school and the theme this week "South Africa our land" to turn her into an entusiastic Bafanna supporter, because they sure knew how to turn her into a Blue Bulls supporter (not that I mind).

So what are your family's plans for the soccer?