So, yesterday was Brazil's first game in the World Cup against North Korea and I don't think I have ever seen such a large group of people get so excited over something like this. All the classes were canceled that afternoon and everybody wore Brazilian jerseys, crazy hats and glasses, and painted their faces with the Brazilian colors. Of course, I had to do this also. I borrowed Emily's jersey and as soon as I got to the theater everyone painted our faces. Everyone was in the theater yelling, singing, and waiting anxiously for the game to start. As soon as all the players came onto the field, everyone jumped out of their seats and started screaming. The first half was pretty exciting, even though no one scored, becuase everytime Brazil would even get close to the goal everyone in the theater would jump up and start yelling. At half time everyone went back outside, where they had popcorn and drinks, waiting for the game to start again. While we were all outside talking (some people had already gone back in because the game started again) we heard everyone in the theater screaming so we went inside and saw the Brazil had scored their first goal. Everyone was dancing, singing, and celebrating the first goal. The second half was pretty much the same as the first half, except for it was probably a little more exciting because Brazil scored again, and everyone had the same amount of energy as they did in the first half.
Once the game had ended, the entire school was really excited the Brazil won their first game, although I think some were dissapointed that North Korea scored a goal in the end. All in all, I have never really seen a sporting event (that actually isn't where it is being played) like this. It was really exciting for me to see how excited they all got over their team's soccer game and how much it actually meant to them.
-Morgan