1. From June, 9 until July, 9 if you want to have any kind of conversation with me, please read the sports section of the newspapers, otherwise don’t bother to talk to me.

2. During the World Cup the TV is mine; don’t even try to touch that remote control.

3. If you need to pass in front of the TV I don’t care, always than you do it crawling.

4. It will be nice if you always have a couple of beers and some food in the fridge for my friends, if you do it you could have the TV from 6:00AM to 6:30AM if any of the 83 channels don’t repeat any game.

5. If you see me upset because Paraguay is losing, don’t said “is not that big deal” or “we will win in the next World Cup”, it only will upset me more.

6. You could seat by my side during a game and talk to me in the half time, but only during the commercials. Remember I said only A game.

7. The games highlights are very important, it doesn’t matter if I already seen it, I want to see them on slow motion and from different angles.

8. If one of your friend wants to baptize her child, to have a birthday party or even to marry, your can select one of these options:
a. I won’t go
b. I won’t go
c. I won’t go

9. But if a friend invites us to see the Sunday game, hurry up; we don’t want to loss the previews.

10. It is possible that during the World Cup I will not shave, take a bath or brush my teeth and that the sofa around me smells like a bear’s cage, but remember: I never said a thing about your “perfumes”.

11. For you knowledge: “Tierry Henry” is not a perfume, “Rooney” is not an actor, and “Heinze” is not ketchup. When you heard some “unknown” word, I will explain to you later (at least 60 days after the World Cup)

12. If you are angry, don’t bother to say “Thanks God than the World Cup is only every 4 years…”, there still will be the League, the Champions, the Libertadores Cup, the Intercontinental Cup, Euro Cup, America Cup, etc, etc,

13. If Paraguay wins the Cup, I will have the right of disappearing for 2 days with my buddies and when I come home I still will have the TV for 30 days to revive such achievement.

14. If Paraguay suffers an early elimination the World Cup, you will have the TV for 60 days, but only after the World Cup had ended and I cheered for every underdog until the finals.

But remember, that I always love you,

Your beloved husband.

- Paraguay v. England –> Blue kits (alternative)

- Paraguay v. Sweden –> Albirroja kit (original kit)

- Paraguay v. Trinidad & Tobago –> Blue kit (alternative)

I don’t know you guys, but I like more when my team plays with their original color (Albirroja) than with the alternative color. Even though that the uniform doesn’t make you play any better, I believe is not the same playing with a team (let’s say Argentina with their Albiceleste) with their original kit than with the alternative (that blue one). But at least I like more this blue alternative kit than the yellow used in the last Olympics.

We didn’t just talk about football, we took the opportunity to tell them about our stay in Germany – we spoke about the places where we’ll be staying and explained to them that while they are not five-star hotels, they are ideal for a national team that is ambitious, that respects the opposition and is determined to put in a big performance.

Man, I’d be bummed not staying at a five-star hotel. Hopefully the team at least gets four-star treatment.

By the way, we’re still looking for someone to blog about Paraguay. Send an email to bob [at] worldcupblog.org if you are interested in sharing your passion for Paraguay with a global audience. Thank you.

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Said Sweden scout Goran Goransson: “Their players are technically strong, they can play the short game and they can also attack with long passes. Their defence is pretty good and they are well organised.”

“They don’t have any slouches,” John Toshack, the Wales manager, said.

What do you think about Paraguay’s chances this summer? Will they emerge from their group or will they be sent packing by Sweden, England and Trinidad and Tobago?

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“Paraguay will think they can beat England, and over one game anything can happen,” said Toshack.

“But England have a side full of highly experienced players, they have been together now for five or six years and most of them have plenty of Champions League experience behind them.

“England should be able to qualify from their group. They must be considered one of the top four sides and should get past Paraguay.”

I totally agree.

I always like these kinds of predictions because when they don’t come true there is never a follow up story like “Gamarra was cocky and foolish before the World Cup and in fact Paraguay did not earn the respect of anyone in Germany.”

What do you think Paraguay fans? Does your team deserve respect?