South Africa v Mexico
Castle Lager is South Africa’s trademark beer and is readily available by the bottle in The Wool Shed Baa & Grill on Parnell Street in Dublin.
This boozer has staff from all over the globe working there and for the opening game you can slug Castle for €4.90 a bottle.
Windhoek Lager, another South African tipple, is an alternative at the same price. If you’re a cider drinker The Wool Shed has Savanna in stock for €5 a bottle.
For the Mexicans, and those of you who like a flaming hot alcoholic beverage, The Wool Shed will dish you out Micheladas by the pint. This concoction includes beer, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt and lime. At €4 a pop it will knock you on your ass. Or on your knees, before the jacks bowl.
If you’re staying at home and decide to subject yourself to the nagging wife then fetch a bottle of Olmeca Tequila in any O’Briens off-licence for €24. That should drown her out!
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A Michelada
France v Uruguay
The second game of Day One is definitely a stay-at-home scenario. Both France and Uruguay are renowned as wine loving countries and here in Ireland we tend to settle for a bottle, or three, on a Friday night.
Let’s talk football for a moment.
The entire nation – bar naive young cub William Nestor in the JOE office, the traitor who has had a sneaky tenner on Les Bleus for the tournament – will be cheering on Uruguay tonight.
However, if the South Americans manage to topple France then why not break out the bubbly and rub the cheaters’ noses in it?
A bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne can be picked up for €39.95 in O’Briens stores across the nation. You posh fecker.
