World cup football

Saturday afternoon, walked down the boulevard to the stadium. Wembley like atmosphere, full of people, street stalls and party like atmosphere. Picked up a team shirt for a couple of dollars and got a ticket from one of the touts.

People lowered buckets from the back of the stadium for kids to fill with bottles of beer to avoid the security checks. No seats here, nor isles, two hours before the game every conceivable surface was covered in yellow shirted fans. A blimp zipped over our heads in a drunken fasion, streamers were thrown at the police until they backed off to a safe distance. The temprature rose to 30 C. There was a battle royal to gain some shade, holding on to the giant football shirt passing overhead. Fireworks, drums, score board clock did not work, drank frothy beer and walked back to free rum and coke all night. Ecuador had beaten Argentina 2-0.