Now it is becoming a weekly national orgasm in the Netherlands.
Last night their soccer team won the semi-finals by beating Uruguay with 3 to 2.
On a large square not far from the current lodging about 40.000 people had gathered.
Most dressed in orange.
A gigantic screen with high quality image was erected and the soccer match was followed by all those people.
It was an amazing sight to see them in the setting sun.
Excited, exhilarated and peaceful together.
Exploding in a hurricane of joy when their players scored.
For hours after the match cars were driving in the streets of Amsterdam blowing their horns.
The drivers overwhelmed by joy that now the Dutch soccer team will play the final on Sunday.
Already they are the second best in the world.
Tonight is the other semi-final between Germany and Spain.
It is very likely that Germany will win.
Until now, they have played in this tournament in a most impressive way.
Fast soccer, intelligent, superb, smart, effective, courageous, highly skilled and determined.
Several matches they have won with big scores.
This is very contrary compared to how the Dutch team managed to get to the final.
Each match they did not play well.
They missed all those ingredients the Germans were having plentiful.
But somehow they managed.
So we will see two teams playing on Sunday for the World Cup of which one, the Netherlands, has managed to get there by not playing very well.
And if the opponent is Germany, a second team that has been playing in an excellent way.
Right now, this contradiction is not noticed in the Dutch press.
On TV and in newspapers they speak of Dutch victory as if they were already the World Champions.
Overwhelmed by something incredible: the last time a Dutch soccer team was in the final for the World Champion title was 34 years ago.
But it could become a cold turkey on Sunday.
If the Dutch do not improve and the Germans play as they did before, Holland will be drowned in tears.
Disappointed for years to come.
They will be beaten painfully.
However, if Germany reaches the final and the Dutch manage to beat them so they become the World Champion, it will be the happiest day in the lives of most Dutch people.
Because never before have they been the World Champion.
It will be historical.
To never forget.
While it is just one ball and twenty-two guys.
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1 comment:
the dutch are an ordinary team but they are difficult to beat. plus they have the luck. beating brazil was luck. the luck may continue. but, honestly, if holland are world champions it certainly doesnt mean that they are the best in the world. football is like life. even morons become world leaders. and we have seen that many times.
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