A shoutout to those teams who have been, and will be in time, eliminated from the World Cup.
Some have been surprising, brave, exciting and courageous (Australia).
Some are now embracing failure, embarrassment and the end of an era after much success (Spain).
Some wasted time arguing about win bonuses, instead of earning the right to win (Cameroon).
To each of those teams and the other to follow them in due course - thanks for your contribution. Your flight plan has been cleared. Your pilots selected. Your runways have been allocated. Your luggage will soon be collected after your final game and your method of transportation back home will soon be fuelled.
Your Jets will be prepared. Only one will be taking the World Cup back home with them......unless Brazil win it in which case, urm, no Jet.
Let us salute - and perhaps, mock - the fallen as they fall.
Some have been surprising, brave, exciting and courageous (Australia).
Some are now embracing failure, embarrassment and the end of an era after much success (Spain).
Some wasted time arguing about win bonuses, instead of earning the right to win (Cameroon).
To each of those teams and the other to follow them in due course - thanks for your contribution. Your flight plan has been cleared. Your pilots selected. Your runways have been allocated. Your luggage will soon be collected after your final game and your method of transportation back home will soon be fuelled.
Your Jets will be prepared. Only one will be taking the World Cup back home with them......unless Brazil win it in which case, urm, no Jet.
Let us salute - and perhaps, mock - the fallen as they fall.
Your jet is not being prepared yet but..... 
