As you may have noticed, the football event of the year has started. That is, when you are from the feminine side. Our girls are playing at the World Cup tournament in 
Canada. Yep. Canada. Unlike with the World Cup tournament football for men in 2022, which will
be held in Qatar, FIFA has come to their senses this time. Not such a good idea to play football in the blazing sun after all? So you would think. I think there is another explanation. There just was no one to pay a bribe to FIFA in that region. Not all that surprising too. I mean, If I were to pay good money to have women playing football in my country I also would like to be able to see them playing. And that is 
not happening in the Arab world. Women have to cover themselves, more or less. Often more. It must be very awkward trying to run for the ball wearing a Hijab. But at least you can see the ball and where you are going. Try that in a Burka. Like running around in thick fog. No fun at all for the spectators, watching wheelie-bin-like
shapes going for the, I suppose, ball. One might as well walk through the street just before the garbage truck is due, and all the wheeliebins are lined up on the pavement. Same thing.
So Canada it is. Good choice, I can tell you. Check out www.howiddiz-in-Canada.blogspot.com. Our girls are not doing that well. China got the upper hand and beat them, just. But are we really doing that badly?
Let me put things in perspective. The Netherlands has about 17 million residents, China has 1300 million. So they should be roughly 76 times better than the Dutchies. Therefore, 76-0 would have been the expected outcome. Shame on China! And way to go Dutchies. Neither is football the only sport at which China excels. Ping-pong, named
after the brothers Ping and Pong who invented the sport, is another one. And diving, and gymnastics, and.... But still not as good as expected.
I for one like the idea that having a large pool to choose from does not automatically guarantee a place on the podium. Otherwise, what would be the point of participating in any sport, with countries like China, or India for that matter, taking part. And no, I do not believe in Pierre de Coubertin's slogan 'participating is more important than winning' After all, who does remember the silver medalist of the World Cup Football that was held in Amsterdam. Neither do I.
Canada. Yep. Canada. Unlike with the World Cup tournament football for men in 2022, which will
be held in Qatar, FIFA has come to their senses this time. Not such a good idea to play football in the blazing sun after all? So you would think. I think there is another explanation. There just was no one to pay a bribe to FIFA in that region. Not all that surprising too. I mean, If I were to pay good money to have women playing football in my country I also would like to be able to see them playing. And that is 
not happening in the Arab world. Women have to cover themselves, more or less. Often more. It must be very awkward trying to run for the ball wearing a Hijab. But at least you can see the ball and where you are going. Try that in a Burka. Like running around in thick fog. No fun at all for the spectators, watching wheelie-bin-like
shapes going for the, I suppose, ball. One might as well walk through the street just before the garbage truck is due, and all the wheeliebins are lined up on the pavement. Same thing.So Canada it is. Good choice, I can tell you. Check out www.howiddiz-in-Canada.blogspot.com. Our girls are not doing that well. China got the upper hand and beat them, just. But are we really doing that badly?
Let me put things in perspective. The Netherlands has about 17 million residents, China has 1300 million. So they should be roughly 76 times better than the Dutchies. Therefore, 76-0 would have been the expected outcome. Shame on China! And way to go Dutchies. Neither is football the only sport at which China excels. Ping-pong, named
after the brothers Ping and Pong who invented the sport, is another one. And diving, and gymnastics, and.... But still not as good as expected.I for one like the idea that having a large pool to choose from does not automatically guarantee a place on the podium. Otherwise, what would be the point of participating in any sport, with countries like China, or India for that matter, taking part. And no, I do not believe in Pierre de Coubertin's slogan 'participating is more important than winning' After all, who does remember the silver medalist of the World Cup Football that was held in Amsterdam. Neither do I.
Still, the Dutchies are a long way from raising the world cup to the sky...
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