World Cup Frenzy O_o

Hmm.. Everyday, I have been hearing the World Cup stories in my office. I never really watch World Cup, not even now as I am never quite interested in it. But well, after the world cup talks in office, I began to wonder about these things:

1) Why host countries spent so much of their precious money to the World Cup? I think only the host countries have the answer for this simple question. Poor Brazil who spent lots of money on this World Cup instead of spending on their own citizens' health or education. In the end, they lost the World Cup. Many people were crying and devastated. What I heard from my colleagues was that, one of the Brazil players sort of gave up after losing 2 goals to the opponent team. We all agree that they should not give up so easily and they might just make it if they did not lose heart. Hmm.. Nevertheless, if I were their citizen, I would really be depressed too. >_<

2) Some of the matches in World Cup are fixed beforehand. I really wonder what sports competition are for is it's to earn money instead of looking at the players' potential. Buyers of the sports betting are really in a pinch. Lucky thing is that I don't bet as I always believe myself as being unlucky. Poor and unlucky people lost quite an amount of money. That sum of money is really wasted if the matches are fixed beforehand..

3) Singapore soon becoming a laughing stock due to an anti-gambling advertisement.

As Germany had won, Singapore's anti-gambling campaign had failed. Now, there are many threads leading to this advertisement after Germany's win. There are even lots of videos about it. >_<

4) Why Singapore didn't make it to the World Cup? There are almost no fans for Singapore football teams. However, there are one match by the Singapore football teams everyday. According to my colleague, other professional teams don't do matches that often and the matches are usually done on weekends. Is that why nobody is supporting the Singapore football teams? What is the point of doing a match everyday when there are no one watching them? Yet, you can bet at Singapore Pools (Singapore Licensed Betting Shop) for any kind of Singapore football matches.

In conclusion, I really don't quite understand this World Cup Frenzy nor the reason for creating football teams. O_o