Yeah I was hoping for the Netherlands too. But we were in a pub in Liverpool and so obv. almost everyone else there wanted a Spanish win because of Torres. It's annoying when everyone else is cheering and you're looking glumly into your pint. :P

I'd have thought it'd be harder to get it wrong umm, characterization wise when it comes to RPS than regular fic because well, fictional characters have way more established canon than real people? You can get an idea of what someone's like from watching them on TV and reading interviews but it's not like you get a real window into their heads like you can with fictional characters. So...who can say you're getting it wrong?

I guess it's like when you have minor fictional characters though and then the fandom sort of comes to this general consensus of what they're like. There have been SO many football secrets on fandomsecrets lately I'm surprised there isn't a wealth of fic out there with more good stories!