# Where are you watching the game tomorrow? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 20, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102 "2002-06-20T17:31:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/1 "2002-06-20T17:31:48Z")
Okay, if you’re American, that might be read as “will you be watching the game tomorrow?” Of course I’m talking about England vs Brazil and/or USA vs Germany. For the first one I will tape and then watch most before leaving to watch the second match. A German colleague has arranged a breakfast reservation at the Black Forest restaurant to eat and watch the game. It will be interesting to see how many others, besides me, will root for the USA over der Vaterland. Many there will be at least one generation removed from Germany, so I hope there is at least some ambivalence. If it seems dangerous I may escape at the half. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/2 "2002-06-20T18:35:03Z")
I’ll probably only be able to watch half of each: the first half of England-Brazil before I leave for work in the morning, and the second half of USA-Germany during my lunch hour. Unfortunately I really can’t take any more time off, especially on as busy a day as tomorrow will be for us. Hopefully my boss will take pity on me and let me sneak away before the first half of the USA game ends, but I’m not counting on it. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/3 "2002-06-20T19:02:14Z")
My tentative plan is to watch England - Brazil at home and then head off to Ben’s Half Yard House (a big sports bar) in the early morning to watch USA - Germany. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/4 "2002-06-20T19:10:36Z")
I’ll wake up in the middle of the night for England-Brazil. Unfortunately, I have to be at my desk during the USA match, but my wife (who will be home) will lovingly call me and leave the phone next to the TV so I can listen. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/5 "2002-06-21T00:52:43Z")
[www.uefa.com](http://www.uefa.com) - unfortunately. Then the highlights tomorrow night, after work. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/6 "2002-06-21T01:45:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*[www.uefa.com](http://www.uefa.com) - unfortunately. Then the highlights tomorrow night, after work. \*\* We’ve got to get you a real job, driving a bus or something like that. No more of that high-powered-priveleged-class-can’t-take-the-morning-off-to-see-the-cup stuff. That’s just not right. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/7 "2002-06-21T02:57:34Z")
My $.02 . When I saw the subject, all I could think was “What game?” ---
**Author:** ![Insecta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3da27b/32.png) [@Insecta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Insecta)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/8 "2002-06-21T05:31:26Z")
I am English, but for Brazil v. England, I can’t watch most of it :(. I have to both watch, and give a speech in the end of year assembley. I even wrote something about the match into my speech! Needless to say, half the school will be absent anyway. USA vs. Germany, I’ll watch with my German and American friends after school. Perhaps in a restaurant or something. I’ll be going for Deutschland. 😉 Not really a true Englishman then. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/9 "2002-06-21T07:45:05Z")
For me, the U.S.-Germany game will start at 4:30 in the morning. I wil watch at home. Fortunately, I don’t have to work Friday. I’ve realized that with the Spanish language feed being 10 seconds ahead of the English language feed here that my neighbors are watching the Brazil-England game in Spanish. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/10 "2002-06-21T07:50:12Z")
Watching England-Brazil right now in the office. The boss set up a 29-inch TV for the duration of the tournament. He didn’t buy beer for everyone this time, like he did for the Japan games. The US-Germany game is at 8:30pm local time, so we’re hoping that the bar chosen for tonight’s welcome/good-bye party has a TV. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/11 "2002-06-21T09:45:28Z")
I watched the Brazil-England game in the common room of my apartment building (no TV in my flat). I won a bit of money betting on Brazil. I’ll be back there in a bit to watch the USA-Germany game. GO USA! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/12 "2002-06-21T12:31:45Z")
Game? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/13 "2002-06-21T14:17:18Z")
Maybe we should add a spoilers warning. FWIW I was interviewed by the local newstation during the game. Which was annoying because I almost missed something important. The guy noticed my uncanny resemblance to Brad Friedel (except he’s 4 inches taller) and my friends mentioned that I’d been to Korea for the preliminary matches. My kids should get a kick out of seeing Daddy on the TV again. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/14 "2002-06-21T14:41:30Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by ShibbOleth_ > **Maybe we should add a spoilers warning.** Oops, I didn’t mean to spoil one of the games. Sorry about that. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-watching-the-game-tomorrow/115102/15 "2002-06-21T14:59:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Loopus \* > \*\* > > Oops, I didn’t mean to spoil one of the games. Sorry about that. > > :smack: \*\* Oh well, the most fervent fans surely know the results by now anyway. In the US they mentioned the Brazil - England result in the telecast, although only once that I noticed.