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July 4, 2006
I Get Excited About the World Cup
Well, for rather obvious reasons, Germany isn't a country that typically gets excited about showing off their flags and public displays of patriotism. However, the combination of the World Cup's being held in Germany and the German appearance in the World Cup semi-finals has made for a lot of enthuasiasm being displayed throughout Hannover. As I am unable to take part in my home country's Indepedence Day celebrations, I decide to participate in the German festivities:
Even Martin Luther was assumed to be excited about the World Cup:
More pictures after the jump...
German flags were hanging outside the windows of buildings:
Local Germans carried around flags and dressed in the colors of their country:
In the end, only the Italians were left celebrating, their country having won the game 2-0 in the last two minutes of double-overtime play:
Posted by Dean at July 4, 2006 7:09 PM
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