Most Indians are devastated at the defeats of Brazil and Argentina at the football World Cup. Now that we know the semi finalists it is time to indulge in some conspiracy theories. Brazil is the only country to have won the World Cup in Europe and that was back in 1958 when they beat Sweden in the final. After that it seemed decided that no country will win outside its own continent. Thus european teams won in Europe while South American teams won on their own continent. In the 2002 finals in Japan and Korea there was no asian team good enough to be made to win the Cup so Brazil won for the fifth time. Last time we reverted to norm in Germany where the final was between France and Italy with Italy winning on penalties. This time the World Cup is in Africa and again there is no African team which is really good enough to be champions so this time it seems to have been decided that it is Europe's turn. I had a premonition so did not see the Brazil game. Seems that Brazil were one goal up in the first half and completely lost it in the second half which is impossible to believe. It would not be so bad except that it was against Holland, a cynical, brutal, calculating team of thugs. They are said to play a ' pragmatic ' game. In reality they play ugly. The way they beat up the Japanese is unforgettable. Yet not a single red card. Uruguay has been allowed to progress to be cannon fodder for the Dutch so they are sure to be in the finals. Maradonna has gone with six forwards. Yet against the Germans they could not even get near the 18 yard line. Normally effervescent Maradonna stood passively as if he knew the result beforehand. In the land of Afrikaans and apartheid is it Holland's turn to lift the trophy. Fantastic irony.