Everyone's gone insane! (World Cup)

[janestarz]

Just some headlines:

Feest op bomvol Museumplein barst los -- Party on filled-to-bursting Museum Square blasts off

(A spokesperson from) The municipality asked people to no longer come to Amsterdam. There are more than 100.000 people on the square.

The Dutch Railways have transported 75.000 people to Amsterdam this Sunday. At the beginning of the evening fans of the Dutch soccer team still traveled to the capital, but their numbers are rapidly decreasing. "People now stay where they are."
Dutch Railways are asking fans to not board trains right after the last whistle. "It will be very difficult to move so many people in just a few hours."
(freely translated from Nu.nl)

Willem-Alexander heel zenuwachtig -- Willem-Alexander very nervous (Dutch crown prince)

Prince Willem-Alexander was almost speechless two hours before kick-off of the WC-finale against Spain in Johannesburg.
"I can hardly speak, I don't know where to look, that's how nervous I am", the crown prince said on NOS television from the stadium on Sundaynight.
Willem-Alexander did not dare predict the results of the match. "I will not make a prognosis. But I do know that the whole of the Netherlands is proud of our team. If they push a little harder, it will be an amazing party here in Johannesburg as well as back in the Netherlands".
(freely translated from Nu.nl)

The NOS website sports a lovely picture of Orange Fanmob on their way in Amsterdam here (website might be unavailable during the match though, since they stream live).

Kort WK-nieuws op een rij -- Short WC news listed
NOS also reports that two cable companies (Ziggo and UPC) are working around the clock to restore the TV-signal for their customers throughout the Netherlands, after last night's thunderstorms. In hundreds of towns there is no TV-signal after lightning struck. (...) Neither company can guarantuee that everyone will have a tv-signal in time for the match.
(freely translated from NOS.nl)

Well, I won't be watching the cup, but I fear that thanks to the heat and having all windows open wide, we'll know exactly what happens tonight regardless of our indifference to such mundane things as soccer. *wink*

Comments

[fub.livejournal.com]

Good luck! We're not watching either, and we have to get up really early tomorrow too. I'm worried about the reactions of the people in our neighbourhood when 'we' win -- and when 'we' lose...

[charida.livejournal.com]

I am in England now, and are not able to watch the game. I still have the "live update-site" from the FIFA open, so I do get what's going on, at least the basics. And it tells me if there are any cards or goals or such, the goals are most important to me. I would very much like to know what "we" will be doing.

[kenshinichinyo.livejournal.com]

I _did_ watch it on the internet last night, and afterwards I really thought it was a waste of my time... I could have done a lot of other things more useful - and fun - in that time.

[kainelslor.livejournal.com]

I had a great time watching the game with friends in my favorit bar.
shame we didn't win but the atmosphere was bone-chilling.