World Cup Sweepstakes!!!!

With a handball from Thierry Henry, Ireland's interest in the forthcoming world cup was brought to a sorry conclusion.

So while many republicans will be casting an eye over proceedings, most won't be too sure who's fortune's they should be following.

Ógra has decided to solve that problem for all soccer mad republicans by organising a World Cup Sweepstakes!!
Once everyone with an interest in the competition makes themselves known, every player will be paired off with a team from the following groups.

Group A
South Africa, Mexico (not the free state, but the South American country), Uruguay, France

Group B
Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece

Group C
USA, 'them across the water', Algeria, Slovenia

Group D
Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana

Group E
The Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon.

Group F
Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia

Group G
Brazil, The People's Republic Of Korea, Cóte D'Ivoire, Portugal

Group H
Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

Entry is 10e/10stg, and if your team wins, you can claim a cool 70e/70stg.
The draw for teams will be done on the 8th of June, and will be overseen by Dave 'the Bull' Barry, who will ensure there is no funny business.

To sign up email ograsf@hotmail.com, or ring or text 00353 (0)8819653 before 8th June.

So who will get who?
Will Barry McNally finally find a use for that English jersey he has hidden away?
Will Daithi Byrne be giving a left handed salute to every glorious victory for the People's Republic of Korea, and their wonderful leader Kim Jong-il, may he rule forever.

Will Jason Doyle be matched off with Honduras, - like Wicklow, almost certain to pick up the wooden spoon (but hard to beat at Aughrim/Tegucigalpa).

Will a member of the Galway cumann be matched with fellow perennial bottlers Argentina.

And will justice be done and will a Corkonian be matched with their South American equivalents, Brazil?

Whatever happens, if you're not in, you can't win, get those names in!!!