Woohoo! 5 most impressive world cup ads…so far…on Youtube!

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As everyone does, I am all caught up in the hype of world cup. Well, the two teams that represent me, HK and China, are unfortunately out of the league. (Even North Korea has a team!) I could only barrack for the other 2 teams relating to me the most. Go Socceroo and England!

While all soccer players only kicking balls, or one another’s legs, at night in Australia’s local time, it leaves me plenty of time to, well, wait for the match. Thanks World Cup! But I can’t let it happen. I can’t possibly lay on my bed, eye staring blankly at the ceiling, and waste 31 coming afternoons doing the same thing! To kill some boredom, it’s Youtube time.

These are by far the coolest 5 ads I’ve seen:

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The Nike one is one big fat cliché. But without it, the chart is yet to complete. It features Rooney turning into a beggar, which could be true considering that the English is nuts about FOOTBALL. For God sake, it also has Kobe Bryant and Homer Simpsons. Personally, I’m not a fan of big names and the fact that household names count for more than 93.4235% publicity of this ad(which I assume) is the ultimate let-down. But the Rooney’s bit of the ad, or possibly prophecy,  kicks ass! Nike, on the 5th.

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Pepsi’s shot of using their celebrities. But we finally get to see the sprawling, golden field of Africa, a Timon(meerkat) and the people, running, dancing…But why Akon? It doesn’t matter though–I wouldn’t spot him if the title didn’t mention. Fine.

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OMG…I love the South Africans. More music and more dancing…MJ style…

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We always say world cup…world cup…world cup… But come on, how many places will have their entire nation–we’re talking about every single one including infants and the seniors, plus every living being in the nation such as cows, sheeps, cockroaches and what not–gone bananas for the world cup? None, except England(Shussh I know it’s not a nation). World cup is all about the English. This ad is the ultimate attack against the English arrogance, surprisingly dished out by a can’t-be-more typical optimistic Aussie bloke.

Quote* “If you start thinking positively, you may start winning some cricket tests against us.” + the applause=take it England! lol

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I want to play some football too! I just can’t help but buy the whole we-are-all-world-citizens idea. How warm and affective! It may be me who love to romanticise the world cup–it shouldn’t merely be an international platform which advertisements and productions flying crazily around the stadium–it should be a cultural practice that brings the world as one. True, in a competition, there is sweet and there is always sour. But world cup shouldn’t just be a 22-people game, it’s about cultural exchange. It’s about how the entire nation shows its pride, behave and embrace other cultures. SBS rocks!

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