World Cup Parties

Good days are coming soon. Football is returning on the telly again and we all will be praying, celebrating, cherishing, sulking or whining depending on the outcome of the game. Yes, and some of us will be bragging and blogging about the teams assigned to us by Mike.

Everybody needs a reason to party and events like World Cup give us chance to get together with Family, friends and relatives. If you've decided to host a World Cup party, then you'll need to get everything right, otherwise it might not just your team that loses out.

Here's 11 what you need to remember.

1. You'll want somewhere large enough to hold all your friends in comfort. If you're holding it at your home, then you'll want to make sure that all your valuables are out of the way of your TV.

2. You'll want to invite all of your friends to your world cup party, so that they can enjoy the football with you. Why not plan ahead and invite them now, so that there's plenty of time for them to swap work shifts as necessary.

3. Your guests will need somewhere to sit, so you'll have to have plenty of chairs, or large cushions for everyone. Maybe you've got enough seats already, or perhaps you'll have to buy some specially.

4. A large TV is essential, and if you haven't got one big enough for everyone to see, then you'll have to get one. You might want to go for a projector, and have the image displayed on one of your walls rather than on a dedicated screen.

5. You'll need to arrange freebies of that particular day's matches with jerseys, flags, posters & vuvuzela; so you can really soak up the atmosphere of South Africa.

6. You'll need plenty of food to keep your guests going between matches, and during half time. You might want to have a buffet, encourage guests to bring their own food, or arrange a takeaway.

7. You'll want your guests to bring their own drinks, so that you don't spend a fortune on drinks that nobody likes. One advantage of guests bringing their own, is that if they run out, it isn't your fault!

8. Ideally, you'll want someone to bring food and drinks to you, so that you don't miss any of the action.

9. Maybe you'll share goodies/sweets if your team wins, or maybe you'll just sulk if they lose. You'll want to have something planned in case you need cheering up after the game.

10. After a party involving food, drink and fantastic football, you'll hopefully have plenty of people to help you to tidy up afterwards. It's amazing how many people have things to do, and need to be elsewhere as soon as there's cleaning up and washing up to be done.

All in all, it can be too costly time to hold a World Cup Party at your home. Even if you don't buy a bigger TV, and your guests cannot bring their own food and drink, you can still hang out at pubs and each one from friend's circle can take turns in sponsoring the food and drinks bill. However, as the World Cup only occurs every 4 years, you'll want to make the most of it.

Now you know what sort of things you need, you'll be able to plan the perfect World Cup party, and enjoy the match even more.

I will be celebrating Oranje month meself and also brag about Denmark. Up the Dutch & Danes!!! ;)

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