It wasn't Agincourt

When we arrived in Köln last Friday for the France v Togo World Cup match we had a nice surprise from the Juniorette’s Godparents. They had managed to acquire tickets for the game via EBay as well. We got to the ground 3 hours early to really soak up the pre-match atmosphere. We had a lot of fun and the time really flew by. The Juniorette was really happy and was waving her French flag at every opportunity. The Köln stadium was superb; the fans are really close to the pitch. We were seated in the 10th row and had a really good view.

The game was exciting with France needing to win. It was great to see Henry, Silvestre, Barthez and Vieira in action for France. Togo played well and their fans were excellent. I suspect most were Germans dressed up as Togo fans, but it didn’t matter as they were in major party mood. The Juniorette was well impressed with how many times the Mexican wave went around the stadium, but for me the most impressive thing was the atmosphere. It was unbelievable! – the football weren’t bad either. In the end a 2-0 result was about right. France were the better team, but they are not team they were a few years ago.

For the record. I supported France in this match and wore a painted French flag on my face. I pray that this will not negate my right to British Citizenship and I sincerely hope the Queen will pardon me for my treacherous crimes. God Save the Queen!

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