Here we go again…World Cup in Football. The next 4 – 5 weeks millions and millions of people will spend endless hours singing, drinking and shouting while watching grown up men chasing small leather balls in South Africa.

It’s the 19th edition of the World Cup and the first ever to be held on the African continent. The tournament is the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved 204 FIFA member countries.

I remember the atmosphere when I first came to Brussels in 2006. When the World Cup started the whole city went completely mad. There were huge flat screens with football everywhere and outside the bars people would be hanging on each others shoulders praying for a successful outcome for their team. As the tournament approached the final stages the town started to be decorated in the colours of the teams who had made it to the finals.

The great thing about watching these big sport events here in Brussels is that it doesn’t really matter who plays – There will always be a happy, loud and intensive atmosphere due to the multicultural character of the city. I’m looking very much forward to take part in all this, and I wish all the teams good luck :o)