Good morning. Well, game day has finally arrived. Tonight, from 11pm, Japan versus Paraguay. The tv ratings will be sky high, over 60% I guess. (FYI, the tv rating of the Japan-Denmark game, which began at 3:30am was 30%.) Will you be one of those people glued to the tube? I will.
In case you didn't know, here are some tidbits about Paraguay.
1. Paraguay is located in South America, in between Brazil and Peru and Bolivia.
2. In 2009, the population was estimated at 6.3 million people.
3. Economically, Paraguay is a developing country, with a large portion of the population involved in agriculture.
4. The official languages in Paraguay are Guaraní and Spanish.
5. Paraguay is about the same size as Japan.
And one more bit of info about the soccer team. This one is sad. In January, Paraguay's best player, striker Salvador Cabanas, was shot in the head in a Mexico city bar in the wee hours of the night. Fortunately, he was taken to the hospital quickly, and lived. Now, he is in rehabilitation.
Tonight, I am sure the Paraguay players will have Cabanas in their minds and hearts when they take the field...
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