Fan out

So there I was, as France (this was the quarters, France have since lost to England in the semis) were choking the mighty Kiwis, Sebastien Chabal striding onto the field ominously, his beard and hair bristling with determination, when the guy next to me turned and said, "So, who do you want to win"? I thought for a moment and then, despite the pain I was feeling for New Zealand, said France.
He looked at me in the eye, held my gaze for a bit, broke out into a broad grin, clasped my hand and bought me a drink.