Score your own World Cup anthem
An essential item on this list is definitely that one anthem to hum drunkly. especially if you’re tired of the everyone you meet tunelessly belting out Waka Waka or Waving Flag. If Shakira is anything to go by this should be pretty easy.

Find a song from the 70s with a danceable beat. It helps if it has parts sung in the language of the host country. Keep in mind simplicity — you may not be in the state to maneouvre complicated lyrics.

Going by previous anthems, words like ‘boom’, ‘ole ole ole’ and ‘away-oh-way-oh-way’ are encouraged. Try remixing The rhythm is gonna get you by Gloria Estefan. Plenty of of Boney M songs are convertible too.

Don’t forget to get a hot (preferably Latin-American) singer to shake his/her bon-bon to it to give it some credibility.

Create a World cup outfit
If the vacant drools on male football fan supporters faces are anything to go by, clearly, the Waka-Waka skirt is the way to go as a costume for the World Cup finals. It could be because of Shakira though. We’re not sure.

But to stand out in that sea of orange and red jerseys, it may be a good idea to personalise your party-wear with some originality.

For the girls/cross-dressers, pick a handy supershort skirt at your favourite store (or some crepe paper) and put it partially through the shredder once for that tribal look.

Adorning it with a small furry mammal may also be an option for the more violently aggressive fashionistas. Set a pretty bejewelled/ beaded belt around your waist to pay a tribute to this times host country.

Make sure to fit in an elastic waist band to accomodate the beer belly caused by the self-indulgence at previous matches.

Train your octopus to eat the right mussel
Although this might be a slightly unconventional option, the advent and popularisation of a certain Octopus Paul, might make for a good reason to let this be a part of your celebrations.

Modus-operandi is generally releasing the eight-armed molluscan friend into a tank with two boxes full of mussels adorned with the flags of the participating teams.

This gifted beast seems to have an uncanny knack for picking up a morsel from the winning team’s tank. How you can train your little pet is take into account the propensity it (at least Octopus Paul) seems to have to drift over the the right-hand side tank (a well-kept secret, rumour mills say) and conveniently place your colours on that side.

The option of calamari-like fritters at the end of the match (incase the octopus predicted rong) may also convince several carnivores to consider this option.

Make your very own Vuvuzela
Although we are possibly risking infuriated neighbour-initiated lawsuits here, what could be a more fitting World Cup tribute than screeching your way through supporting the finalists, with the mind-numbing blasts of the Vuvuzela?

(Disclaimer: We do not encourage this practice, it is just a by-the-way suggestion).

Here’s how to find your own sweet path to deafness: Find a two litre capless cold-drink bottle and a piece of old hosepipe. Wash and dry.

Using scissors, remove the bottle end by cutting about 3 inches from the base using a sharp pair of scissors. Insert the hosepipe into the neck of the bottle and secure it using duct tape.

Cut the hosepipe to a length that is comfortable to hold (30 to 60 inches). Paint away and blow!