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USA v Ghana, quarter finals

 

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during 5000 meters today in thialf (finished 3rd)

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Dresden, World Cup 2014

In the streets of Neustadt Brazilians "help" the Germans celebrate and winning on other grounds…

My photo-essay on World Cup football fans is published as Brighton Source's "Street Source No.26 – The World Cup":

 

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Sportboulevard Dordrecht, 11 februari 2012. Dag twee van de Worldcup shorttrack. Een goede dag voor het Nederlandse shorttrack. Volle hal, goede sfeer en mooie Nederlandse prestaties. Een foto-impressie. alle foto's vanaf de tribune en onbewerkt. Door het gebruik van lichtspots was het lastig fotograferen. Twee foto's na elkaar (en hij maakt er tot 8 per seconde) konden totaal verschillend belicht zijn. Toch zat er een aantal mooie bij van deze geweldige actiesport.

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The Hague, Netherlands, June 01: Team of Argentina line up prior to the match during the field hockey group match (Men - Group B) between The Netherlands and Argentina on June 1, 2014 during the World Cup 2014 at Kyocera Stadium in The Hague, Netherlands. Final score 3:1 (1:1) (Photo by Dirk Markgraf / www.265-images.com) *** Local caption ***

World Cup in Brazil an opportunity to work with Portugal's Team, and sure, Cristiano Ronaldo. A few things that we made from this time.

Easily the most stylish rider during practice at Fort Bill today.

Sport / Wassersport / Windsurfen: GP JOULE Windsurf World Cup Sylt 2013, copyright: Sebastian Schöffel / HOCH ZWEI

taken at the U.S. vs. Slovenia game at ellis park stadium.

World Cup 2006. Serbia and Montenegro vs Cote D'Ivoire. Not a bad ground, is it?

挖靠,原來是傳說中的普天同慶(JABULANI)!!!

After a tense first half England finally take the lead with a trademark David Beckham freekick and the England fans strike up another rendition of the national anthem

Chris enjoys a traditional after dinner drink

Impressions around public viewings of the worldcup round-of-16-games Germany - Sweden and Argentina - Mexico in Berlin.

Saturday, June 24th, 2006.

Italia esce dalle mondiali di calcio

 

Beers before the World Cup final

[photo source: AP Photo / Team members of Chile consoling each other at the end of their match against Brazil]

 

Japan. Let's not forget them. Aside from how I had earlier on mentioned they broke their own FIFA record of scoring three goals in a single game this year, they also made it to Round 16, the quarter finals. Yes, a serious underdog of all underdogs in this Cup. They are ranked the lowest in the FIFA National Team Ranking chart and the last of the least likely team left standing...

 

They will face Paraguay today.

 

With Chile's loss, most of the characters in this unfolding movie has left the show. Yesterday, Mexico went down with a fight and England got grilled. One more underdog to go... Japan.

 

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As the competition is winding down so is my interest (aside from the mistakes in the games). However, I will continue to follow the games to the end. Not that my interest would be diminished.

 

My attention and nearly exclusive interest in this World Cup was mostly sustained by those teams (most all gone; this even included the drama kings England) who brought a display of unusual magic and roller coaster ride to this year's games especially by, and never the least, the US squad. It seems that I will never stop talking about any of the quarter finals underdogs.

 

(Maybe if I stop siding with the "losing" teams my feelings would be different, but I won't side away from my underdogs! Insert power anthem.)

 

I am attracted to a collective determination in performance through obstacles and strife. The US being just some of the few befitting that criteria in this year's games. Whether or not the team would have won the Cup in the end, they have won something aside from their most highest positions in the competition: the people's imagination.

The girls were spectators at an event where the football match (World Cup) between Denmark and Japan were shown on a giant screen in Slagelse. Denmark lost the match, but despite the poor result, the mood was great.

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