Germany 4, Australia 0

What an awesome start to the World Cup - Germany certainly brought the goals that were lacking in other games!

In the lead up to the game you could see the German patriotism slowly creeping it's way onto every street and every Wagon. There are flags everywhere and a general feeling of pride too.

I went to a bar to watch the match, with two Aussies, an American, and a Dane. I'm backing Germany to win anyways, since there's no point getting patriotic about Irish football during the World Cup this year.

After the match was great, I was on my way home and seriously, you would think that Germany had just won the final of the World Cup with the amount of bonkerness that abounded the streets. I stopped to bask in the atmosphere at Schlesses Tor, where there were drummers out on the street, commanding crowds down on their knees until they built up the beat. Then everyone went mental, waving flags, jumping, and singing 'Ole Ole Ole Ole'.

Looking forward to the next Germany fixture already!