World Cup 2018

Our family has a love of the World Cup!  It started in 1994 when we had young kids who enjoyed playing soccer.  George won 4 tickets to a World Cup game in Los Angeles so the 6 of us flew down.  Since Scott was only 6 years old, the two of us missed the game and went to Knott's Berry Farm instead.  George, Mary, Matt, and John saw a semi-final game - Sweden and Brazil

1994 - Brazil won

In 1998 we were living in Spain when the World Cup was in France.  Because Scott had not gotten to attend last time, he and George took the train to Bordeaux to see Croatia and Romania play.

1998 - France won

In 2002 John was invited to visit his friend S J in Seoul, Korea during the first World Cup ever held in Asia.  Yes, he got to attend a game as well - Costa Rica vs. Turkey.

2002 - Brazil Won

John enjoying the World Cup in Seoul, South Korea
2002

In 2006 we tried and tried to get tickets to some games in Germany but had to settle for watching it at home.  We went to a good friend's home to watch.  Unfortunately they were big Germany fans and we were all rooting for Italy. 

2006 Italy won

In 2010 we didn't even try to get tickets for games in South Africa but this was probably our favorite World Cup ever.  We nervously watched at our home in Eagle as Spain won in overtime.

2010  - Spain won

Loving every moment of Spain's win!

World Cup 2014 will be one of my best memories ever!  I was in Kenya with no TV or internet access for most of the games.  Each day one of the Kenya Keys staff workers would stop by the office, check the scores on the internet and come and report to me.

The student we sponsor invited me to go with him to a bar to watch Nigeria vs. Argentina with the warning that I could not cheer if Messi scored.  I'll never ever forget being in that bar in Kenya, the only white person and the only woman!

2014 - Germany beat Argentina in the final

Johnny and Monica were living in Buenos Aires for the 2014 World Cup and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere in that football crazy country!

Now here we are in 2018

Again we aren't going to the World Cup but we have our predictions recorded. And the DVR set to record the most interesting games.

  It's a miracle that we all are cheering for the same team......

ARGENTINA!

Here is their cutest fan! Vamos Argentina!