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.