"...we will castrate them!" So said these Brazilian fans prior the the World Cup finals in Shanghai last week. However, I don't know if they considered the fact that these were the women's teams playing. Anyhow, here are some pictures from the matches. http://picasaweb.google.com/baamick/WorldCup
In the first match, the USA beat Norway by a score of 4-1 to capture third place. In the championship match, Germany defeated Brazil 2-0.
A couple of observations...
- People like Americans. Several times outside the stadium, we were stopped by people who wanted to know where we were from and asked if we would have a picture taken with them.
- People like to root against Americans. This was interesting in light of what I mentioned above. Maybe it's people's natural instict to cheer for the underdog but the only people rooting for the Americans were other Americans.
- Brazilians are absolutely insane about soccer. Their fans were few but very vocal. They live and breathe this stuff.
- Germans are also pretty crazy about soccer but these fans are just obnoxious. With the Brazilians, it's all about having a good time and supporting their team, win or lose (even the comment about castration was done if good humor, if that's possible). The Germans don't just want to win - they want to dominate their opponents. They don't just want their team to win, they want you to know that your team is inferior in all ways.
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