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Ooh, Japan vs. Australia! Now that was some match! ( cut for talk; just in case you have not seen )

Honestly, I think both these teams are capable of beating Brazil (as is Croatia. what a horrible group to be in!). Sure, Ronaldinho is in great form, but the Brazilian defence is absolutely ancient - Cafu and Roberto Carlos have been playing forever, and I'm not sure how effective they will be against the Japanese #3 with his killer right-wing run, or the Australian #15 with those brilliant passes.

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I am done with SoaW. It's not Wicked. Nowhere near it. And how could it be, when Elphaba is dead? It didn't leave me speechless and overwhelmed, like Wicked. But it did leave me squeeing 'OMG SEQUEL NOW'. I loved Liir, and not just because he loves Elphaba (although, I have to say, it's THE most significant reason). I loved the closer look at Oz, even more so through the eyes of someone who is ordinary and more or less sane. I loved the possibilities it opened up. I loved the grown-up Glinda, who is definitely the most subtle character in the books (MORE GLINDA PLSKTHX). And of course, mad Elphaba love, even as I mourn her absence.

( spoilery review; with added CAPSLOCK and general sappyness )

I'll need to read Wicked again.