Was hoping to take the month off so can watch all games and sleep during the day. Unfortunatelty, work commitments wont allow this.

With group games being played at 9pm, midnight, and 4:30am it will physically/mentally impossible to watch every game and then go to work every day (and thank god it'll be uni holidays!!) R16 and QF games are midnight and 4:30, so choices may need to be made there as well.

Best case seems to be watch 9pm and 4:30am games and miss midnight game to sleep. that means I'll miss games like ARG v NIG, SER v GHA, CIV v POR, ESP v SWI, POR v BRA plus half the R16 and QF games.

What are other people's strategies/recommendations?

Just as important, how you gonna deal with your Minister of Finance, Entertainment & Social Affairs as they will be maginalised for the month? ATM I'm being extra nice to mine, with all request being promptly met, no matter how menial, plus performing unsolicited neck-rubs o:)

Single, working 4 days a week (Noon-9pm), taking ten days off as build up to fly to Melb and watch the Roos play NZ and hang out with some mates from down there. I think I am set for a big June :P

Also have got the Socceroos official supporters scarf from a Nutella promotion which cost me about $8, have sent in for the Hahn Super Dry customised Socceroos supporters jersey, am buying the new Socceroos home jersey with Kewell (10) or Cahill (4).

well the place i am doing work experience for just gave me off for the world cup so that works well. ill be on holidays world cup time too, so im trying to give my other casual job as much days that i am unavailable as possible.

then i will hopefully have as much free time as possible.

End of Financial year means i have no hope of getting time off for the World Cup.

My strategy? A box of NoDose pills

Uni break and will be looking for jobs during that time... so i'm pretty much set to move my hours to South African time really

Holidays from uni, catching up on sleep now, because there is no chance of me missing anything. Might give the odd game like New Zealand v Slovakia a miss to regain energy but other than that there is no plan. Football, beer and a bit more football

Will record everything on the trusty iQ. SBS One and SBS Two both go through there ok.

Will watch evening (our time) games live when possible.

+1 for the IQ.
I'll only do the midnight and 4.30 games if they are the teams I follow.

Will be watching every Uruguay game live, but for the Socceroos/Brazil/Spain and Argentina I will just record them and watch them the next day. I MIGHT, go to Fed Square if Socceroos have the chance to go through to the next round.

Work night shift, watch games on days off, spend lots of time in front of really big tv with mates around and a slab of cold beer in the fridge.

Keeping it simple yo!

Have booked RDO's for the two Australia games. I will be getting up at 4am to watch who ever is playing. I will then be watching the 9pm games.

follow up with the midnight game via the internet at work and then watch all matches on weekends.

Moer coffee than beer and spirits will be consumed but that is a good thing me thinks.

I quit my job, last day is 4th June. Fit in nicely. Will take a little 4 weeks off and get back into work somewhere else.

Booked holidays late last yr and then booked and payed in January for accomadation in darling harbour.
Fifa fan fest every day.
Drinking,partying and talking shop with likeminded supporters.
Oh and when we play firing the F#%K up.
\:d/

Strategy: Turn on TV, sit in chair, watch TV.

Am relocating to Asia for the R16 onwards. Means I can see the games at 9pm and 1.30am every night and sleep afterwards as long as needed as its holidays. For the group stage I'll watch two games a night and aim for 5 hours sleep a day. I have an itinerary for all the games, where I'll be, what hotel I'll be in, and what the local time will be. The best sports bars have all been figured out. Pumped.

strategy: watch every possible game live and hope to god i don't fall asleep like i did during the fa cup final

Depending on which match
For 10 matches
Go to stadium,sit down and watch
For 8 matches
Go to fan fest and watch
For 4 matches
Pub in Durban,Capetown,Nelspruit
For 3 matches
International forum meet-drinks/braii
For 1 match
In Kruger
For 1 match
On film set
From the 30th
SBS1,SBS2,SBS1,SBS2

Other than that its pretty low key

I have taken a month off from work, on long service leave, to watch the World Cup. Have loved watching the World Cup since I saw my first, the one in Argentina in '78, when I was in primary school.

As they said on the FourFourTwo podcast, " every male football fan will be attempting to watch every game of the World Cup in South Africa. To do so you just need to get rid of 3 things; family, friends & work ".
Nicely said lads.

With Tafe only 3 days a I will be watching all games and sleeping during the day on days I don't have tafe than on days I do sleep when I get home before the 9 30 game. Then I've got holidays during the second half of the tournament so days are reserved for sleep then. Will be aimin to watch at least 60 games tbph

I'll be in Melbourne for the cup, any suggestions on good places to watch?

:-k

Rubbish working hours means I'm likely to miss the 1230 and 3pm kickoffs (UK time). However, I should be home for the 730pm KOs most days.

On the upside, rota means I will be getting 1 day off every 3 worked, with a 4 day weekend every other week. So happy times ahead on those days. Furthermore, I'll be watching the latter half of the World Cup from France/Holland/Germany/Italy/wherever my travels take me by that stage of July.

All games possible live on SBS for me :p

Can always sleep on the train to uni...

I'm only watching the late games if I support the teams in them.

Fed Square
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