Spanish start with a vuvuzela and not with a bang

People till yestaday had to say that the U.S. drawing against England was the biggest upset but yestadays spanish defeat was such a big defeat that when people talk about the world cup 2010 this day will come up to every one’s mind.
Kudos to the Swiss for beating La Furia Roja. The tournament needed that. And arguably, so did Spain. In the run-up to the Cup, its players and coach spent too much time protesting, disingenuously, that they were not the favorites. That struck me as the wrong tone: it suggested they were spending too much time worrying about the tag. Spain are always considered to be one of the prime contenders for any world cup but they end up disapointing the fans and the football freternity by a dismal performance in the round of 16 or the quarter finals leading them to a way back home. But this time they were the actual favorites being the Europian champions. And also having lost just one out of the last 48 matches expectation riding on their shoulders were very high. Here's hoping the defeat will act like a bucket of cold water in Spanish faces, forcing them to quit thinking about who is and isn't the favorite, and instead concentrate on playing the beautiful game they're capable of.
The avuncular Vincente del Bosque has work to do, infusing his disheartened troops. But he should be able to convince them that they can make short work of Honduras and Chile -- provided they play like they're the favorites.

VUVUZELA- Atraction or Distraction

South Africans love the vuvuzela, the cheap, three-foot long horn that makes every TV broadcast sound like there’s a weird buzz in the background. But all over the world it has managed to grab a lot of eye balls and has managed to grab as much attention as the super stars are receiving on the field.
Love it or hate it the Vuvuzela has caused a stir at the 2010 World Cup and a ban is already being considered
The vuvuzela has rapidly become identified as the sound of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Following the opening weekend of the tournament opinion is divided over whether the single note horn adds to the atmosphere or detracts from it by masking the chants and songs that Football fans are renowned for. World Cup organizing chief has added strength to the anti-vuvuzela campaign by stating that he would consider a ban of the controversial instrument.
Tradition aside, many players have criticized the vuvuzelas for interfering with communication on the field. Argentina’s Lionel Messi says they make his job harder.
The captain of the French team Patrice Evra blamed a disappointing tie with Uruguay on the vuvuzelas.
"We can't sleep at night because of the vuvuzelas," he said. "People start playing them from 6 a.m. We can't hear one another out on the pitch because of them."
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal says that though the vuvuzela is irritating for players, they'll just have to find a way to deal with it — like any other obstacle on the field. "It's part of people who like to celebrate and who like to make noise. We have to respect it."
So on one end we have the unhappy set of players, the unhappy TV audience and at the other end we have the African nation who love to celebrate and the vuvuzela is an integral part of their celebration. So this again has brought forword the ileffects that cultural differences can bring on to an international event like the football world cup.