Big matches now on ‘small’ screens


Japanese fans watch a broadcast of the World Cup Group H soccer match Senegal and Columbia through a smartphone at a sports bar in Tokyo, Japan on June 29. -Reuter

YESTERDAY morning, I watched England take on Belgium in their final game in Group G of the World Cup.

It was a mathematically intriguing game despite both teams having already qualified for the last 16. I wanted to know whether England would play for a win, a draw or a loss.

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Opinion , Philip Golingai , One Man's Meat

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