World Cup Frenzy!
From Kenya to South Africa to Ghana to Czech Republic to Germany–we’ve seen World Cup fever everywhere! This was our first time to really experience World Cup excitement. I don’t remember it being a very big deal at home. So many people everywhere else we’ve been these last few months were into it that we both found ourselves checking the scores and watching some parts of games.
We were in South Africa in late February during the lead up to the games and saw two of the game venues (Soccer City in Soweto and Green Point Stadium in Cape Town). Preparations for the World Cup were still in full swing and many shops were already full of World Cup souvenirs.
I was in Ghana during the first week of the World Cup. A street was blocked off downtown for a screen and projector set up for game viewing. While I waited at the Accra, Ghana airport for my flight back to Kenya, the England vs. USA match was on. Everyone cheered every time a goal was scored.
In Austria at the meetings we attended there, we both saw some of the Germany vs. Ghana game at Schloss Klaus. Nearly everyone in the castle was watching the game…and cheering for Germany.
We saw World Cup fans in Prague watching the South Korea vs. Uruguay game on two large screens set up in the middle of Old Town Square. In addition to this viewing, many restaurants also had TVs for game viewing.
A highlight of this World Cup for us was being in Berlin the day the German soccer team beat England. We were there after our meetings in Austria and after a brief visit in Czech Republic.
Wow, the city was alive. We’ve never seen so many people so psyched about winning a soccer game. We were just walking around town, but we could hear people in their homes, at restaurants and at other viewing points cheer every time Germany scored. We enjoyed being part of their celebrations.
Congratulations to Spain for winning the tournament!
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