World cup mania

Japan is gearing up for the big game against Australia on Monday. It's all over the TV news. A man down south has filled his fish tank full of blue fish in support of the Japanese team. A primary school served frankfurters and rye bread for school lunch so the kids could experience some German culture. They showed all the kids shouting in unison 'Oishii! Ganbarre!' (Delicious! Fight on!) This morning there was a panel of experts on NHK assessing Japan's chance of winning. In true Japanese style they have researched the finer points meticulously. Apparently the average height of the Japanese team is 178 cm, whereas the average height of the Australians is 184 cm. I'm not sure if that's good or bad for Japan. One TV presenter stood next to a lifesize cardboard cut-out of one the strongest Aussie players (sorry, don't know his name), shown grimacing fiercely in mid-run. The consensus by the panel of experts was that because this player had a wife and very cute three-year old child, he would be very homesick, so his spirits would be down and he wouldn't play well, so Japan has a better chance of beating the Aussies.
I was asked at school which team I would be supporting, so I said, 'Anyone who's playing against Australia.' I'm sure there are people at my school who still think I am Australian, so if Japan lose I might be in trouble on Tuesday.