USA vs. England World Cup Fail Rendered in Legos
I was actually watching the USA vs. England World Cup match on Saturday when Robert Green fumbled, allowing our guys to tie up the game against long-term rivals, England. You know that if I’m watching sports, that means a zillion other people must be watching too. The immediate snarky social media response was strong. Was Robert Green soon to be the new face of the fail whale? As it turns out, he got the Lego treatment, and the stop motion video “tribute” to the fumble will reach an even wider audience.
Mashable had this to say:
How do you know when you’ve reached the absolute pinnacle of Internet fame? When the web mocks your misfortunes — via LEGO. Well, Robert Green — oh most disgraced of England’s keepers — you’ve hit the big time, my friend. LEGO has undoubtedly become a hot viral video trend lately. Add to this established meme the fervor surrounding the World Cup and a dash of abject failure — if you care about soccer, you’ll note that this video depicts England’s Robert Green missing a super-easy-to-block goal — and you’ve got one hot vid.
This World Cup Lego USA vs. England video was created by Fabian Moritz, a 19-year-old German, as a commission for the UK’s Guardian. I have to say, sensitive guy that I am, I feel terribly for Robert Green. This accident is going to be treated similarly to the Lindsay Jacobelis “showboat” situation from the 2006 Winter Olympics. When we normal folks make a mistake, it usually doesn’t live on forever like this.
Speaking of mistakes, as I type this, the South African goal keeper was just given a red flag, causing a substitution, allowing a successful free kick, and ultimately resulting in Uruguay winning the game. On the upside, we’ll likely be able to soon see this immortalized in plastic by Mr. Moritz here.
