Gift Guide: World Cup Essentials

On Friday, the world will cease to function. Planes will fall out of the sky, phones will ring unanswered, and tumbleweeds will roll past playgrounds. Nuclear holocaust? No –

The World Cup.

You’ve still got a week, so get yourself well prepared with the gadgets below.

England Supporters Pack

Chances are, you already have the two flags on your car, marking you out as a true patriot (for a month anyway). But do you have the necessary big flag to string up on the front of your house or behind the TV? How about the face paint to draw little flags on your cheeks? Well get organised and get them all at once, without needing to trek around Poundland with all the other numpties.

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Beer Keg Chiller and Dispenser

An important part of world cup preparation is getting the booze in. But who wants to go to the trouble of filling a bucket with ice cubes to keep the beer cold when you could have a 5 litre keg that does it for you? Fill her up, whack a glass under the nozzle and pretend you own a (very small) bar. Never have to get up to go to the kitchen again!

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Beer Bottle Goblets

But with a fancy beer dispenser at your disposal, you don’t want to be drinking out of any old glass do you? Look posh without really trying with these handmade, recycled beer bottle goblets. Choose from Sol, Grolsch or Corona. Your missus can even drink wine from one and still not look out of place.

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Floodlamp Desk Lamp

Ok, so you have your instant patriotism, and your chilled beverages. Now to set the atmosphere. Pretend you’re really out on the pitch with the players by lighting the room with a Floodlamp Desk Lamp. Approximately 50cm tall, with a posable head and six 25W bulbs - you could even get four and put one in each corner of the room!

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Boombox Freeview DVD Projector

But what do you watch the action on? A 35″ flat screen HD TV? Don’t be daft. Hook up your Freeview box to this baby and watch the boys in style projected across up to 75″ of your living room wall. And it plays DVDs too, so hide your girlfriend’s copy of ‘Sex and the City’ before the really important games ok?

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Subbuteo Giant Inflatable Pitch

When we win- as we hope we will – you know that you’ll still be ranting at the TV, claiming you can do better. Well, get outside and prove it then! Forget jumpers on the ground to mark the goal posts though. With this inflatable you can have a normal kick around with your mates, or strap bowls to your feet and pretend God is flicking you onwards…

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Enjoy the footie everyone. Now – after three: IN-GER-LAND, IN-GER-LAND, IN-GER-LAND!!