Games 6 & 7 My living room and The Cambrense Cafe in Hartford June 11, 2006 Day three of the World Cup had another 3 matches on tap, two of which I planned to take in. After yesterday's indoctrination, Damian was ready to roll again today. The Netherlands were matched up against Serbia and Montenegro. Two on … [Read more...]
Tour Stop 3: Bend it Like Damian
Games 3, 4, 5 Me and Damian in my living room June 10, 2006 Day two of my World Cup Tour didn't leave my couch. My options were limited and besides, it's time Damian learns a few things about sports and fandom. He's got some English blood in him from somewhere, so at 9AM we watched a rather lackluster … [Read more...]
Tour Stop 2: POLSKA!
Game Number 2 Poland vs. Ecuador, Stadion Cafe in New Britski June 9, 2006 Stadion Cafe is no longer open. Ed and I arrived on New Britski's Broad Street about half an hour before the 3PM kickoff of Poland and Ecuador. I drove up and down the length of the Little Poland section of the city and Ed marvelled at … [Read more...]
Tour Stop 1: Wurst. Crowd. Ever.
Game Number 1 Germany vs. Costa Rica, East Side Restaurant in New Britain June 9, 2006 I was a bit fearful as to how this day would turn out, as I had no idea whether or not the places I planned on going would be as soccer-friendly as I'd hoped. We Americans are always told that the rest of the world loves … [Read more...]
World Cup Tour 2006
I was able to fulfill a dream in 2004 by going to France to see the Tour de France. Another wish is to see the World Cup in all its insanity at some point in my life. Short of that, I was fascinated by a series of online articles in Salon back in 2002 in which the intrepid reporter attempted to watch World Cup games … [Read more...]
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