Sofia Somewhere

For my last live match for this World Cup, I watched Honduras v. Ecuador in the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba. It was my first night game too; it was pretty cold, but still nice weather.

Now for Round 2 at the Mineirão: Belgium v. Algeria. I rode to the game with Thiago, a son of Mona's friend, and his girlfriend Paula. Great atmosphere again at the Mineirão. There were a lot of fans from both sides, though Belgium had more than Algeria. (But Algeria still had a lot more than the Greeks). Walking to the stadium I don't know if it's cause we arrived later, but it took us forever to get into the stadium this time. The lines were crazy long. It took us a little under an hour to get in, and we made it in just in time for kick-off. Long lines to get in

Finally, the day I've been waiting for: my first World Cup match - Colombia v. Greece! Although kick off was at 1pm, we started the day early since we knew there would be a lot of traffic on the way to the stadium. Especialy since it was the first match at Belo Horizonte, so we weren't sure how everything would go. Jose Mauricio, a friend of Mona and Iso (her husband) picked me up at the house, and I went with his family to the stadium.  Craziness begins! There were buses from different parts of the city to get to the stadium (R$15, I think). We headed to one of the bus terminals and waited for a few other friends and family members so we could head to the stadium together. The terminal was full of crazy Colombian fans cheering every 5 minutes. The bus ride took a little under an hour, mostly due to traffic as we neared the stadium. Cars and buses could only go up to a certain point though, and we walked the rest of the way. The streets were full of Colombian su...