after day 2 - big day for the CONCACAF
After the arrival of Greg, an old Winchester soccer teammate and friend,
along with two of his college friends, we were able to truly enjoy the
World Cup spirit. At the time of their arrival, the England match
against Paraguay had already begun, but we were able to catch the end of
it downtown.
At Friedensplatz in downtown Dortmund, the World Cup Fan Fest has been
set up with a very big TV for fans to view all games of the tournament.
If time allows it, I will be trying to see as many as possible down
there. So far in the tournament, I have seen most of every single game too!
The three newcomers were thrown directly into the crowds of Swedish fans
as they prepared for their Group B match against Trinidad and Tobago
here in Dortmund. The yellow crowds greatly outnumbered any other group,
although there were some Trinidad and Tobago fans later.
After eating ice cream dowtown, we headed to watch part of the match at
Friendensplatz before going to the Stadium/Westfallenhallen to see the
rest of the match. On the way, we met an anxious T/T fan, whose plane
was delayed two hours. She asked for the score and we assured her that
it was 0-0 at halftime. She was relieved a little before running off to
the stadium.
The Sweeds were obviously dissapointed following a tie game. Heads down
and their faces in their hands. The game was obviously dominated by the
Swedish, but despite being a man down, the Trinidad and Tobago team
showed a strong defence and a relentless effort to deny the Swedish
strikers of a go-ahead goal. What a showing for the CONCACAF region!
With a strong T&T side, maybe a little more respect will comee from our
North American division. I guess we'll have to see how Mexico performs
today against Iran and the United States tomorrow against the Czech
Republic.
Before the Argentina-Ivory Coast match at Friedensplatz, the three
American visitors were able to rightfully enjoy Germany with a Donor
Kabap from Star Donor, only the best in Dortmund. Highly satisfied, we
complemented our dinner with some gelato ice cream.
At halftime of Saturday's final match, the sleep was a bit too much for
the newarrivees. We headed back to my apartment and settled in for the
night, while watching the rest of the match on my TV.
Today we are heading to Cologne for another Fan Fest and to see the
Portugal and Angolan fans partying around the world-class Cathedral.
posted by david g @ 10:44 AM
1 Comments:
Hellow, I like this blog.
Sorry not write more, but my English is not good.
A hug from Portugal
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