Now that the United States has been eliminated from the World Cup, I have been shuffling through which team I should support. Of course I will always be loyal to the US but in the spirit of competition I have to choose a nation still in the tournament.
Instead of choosing the best team or the hottest team(Kimmie thought it was the best way), I will support the team with the best fans. To get a feel for their fans I decided to hit bars and restaurants around Joburg to watch the remaining round of 16 matches.
Strolling into Rosebank, a more hip part of Joburg, I found the English fans fittingly packed into a small pub just off the main drag. Although they looked to be having a great time, I passed up the smoke for an open air restaurant right in the middle of the “The Zone.” The establishment was filled with die hard German fans, drinking beer and watching the huge 10 foot projector screen. The atmosphere was incredible, after every German goal, for those who saw the match there were quite a few, the crowd would sing and toast to a job well done. However their anger equalled their happiness, for every oblivious passerby they had a deep grunt and swift yell commanding them to get out of the way. All together the Germans were great to be around since they were winning, if they were to lose I don’t think I would be telling the same story.
Of course there are more matches to come which means more fans to cheer with. Hoping to find a group of outrageous Brazilian fans tonight! If not I might have to settle for the crazy Chileans down stairs.
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