World of the Cup

There are only 100 days until World Cup 2010.

Football hooligans worldwide are going nuts, confident that their country is going to kick ass and take names. However for those of us who don't eat and breath football, or go to sleep in our country's jersey, how do we prepare for the world's most stellar sporting event? My answer... Do as the Hooligans do. Whip out the face paint, grab a jersey and a pint and start getting rowdy.

Here are some golden rules on how to break into the hard-core world of the 2010 World Cup without looking like a dumb ass.

1. Know how the game works

If you think a football pitch is when a footballer throws the ball in bounds, you should hang your head in shame. Here's a quick over view of how it all goes down.... There are 11 players on each team, arranged in the below formation.

The game lasts 60 minutes and whichever team scores the most goals by the end of the game is declared the winner.

2. Get the lingo down.

It's "football," not "Soccer"- This is a rookie mistake. You're likely to be labeled a complete D-bag and thrown out of any proper football bar if you screw this one up. And secondly, you "support" a team, you don't "root" for a team- Unless you're cheering your kid on in a pee-wee league, avoid this at all costs.