We went to the official FIFA ticketing office yesterday to try to score tickets to last night's BRA/CIV game, but we weren't the first or only ones with this brilliant idea. The line for tickets was crazy and the aggitated guys working the lines couldn't repeat enough that tickets were not available for the Brazil game or any other Jozi (local speak for Johannesburg) game left in the first round. Some people had been in the line for hours still convinced that they could score tickets. Luckily the Italy v. New Zealand game was showing on nice HD flat screen TVs all over the joint so we could pass the time doing something meaningful. Yes, the World Cup has taken over our existence, and every other person's in South Africa.
We were undeterred by the news that we couldn't get tickets to any Jozi game because luckily there are stadiums in neighboring cities that are playing equally exciting games such as USA vs. Algeria and Mexico vs. Uruguay. Lucky for us, the World Cup hasn't been easy for any team except maybe Brazil so these final games of the first round are shaping up to be very exciting.
So...with the USA game sold out, we're pretty excited to inform you that we're heading back to another MEXICO game!!! This time, we are up against the dominant looking Uruguay which is looking to be a hell of a game. I'm so happy we are equipped with all this Mexico gear. Look out for us tomorrow on Tuesday somewhere near the pitch. We bought tickets without knowing where they are located in the stadium, so this should be interesting. The FIFA woman asked us, "the only tickets for three seats are on the pitch, is that okay??"" Umm...please explain how those wouldn't be okay?
Even better is that many South Africans are also pulling for Mexico to beat Uruguay. The Bufana (SA team name) supporters have figured out the math to get them into the second round, although most don't really believe it will happen. As they are saying here: Bufana plans to exit the World Cup with dignity. If Mexico beats Uruguay by 2 and South Africa beats France by 2 (or something like that), then they're in!
What's awesome is the Mexican - South African camaraderie going on out here. Whenever a Mexican is interviewed they can't gush enough about how nice and friendly people are here and how they want the Bufana to join them in the next round.
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im sooo sooo jealous! diana, alex and i were watching the Mexico-Uruguay game at 6:30a this morning...i wish i would have known you were going to be there. from your posts, it appears i will have to get tix to the 2014 world cup in brazil somehow. take care!
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