It’s old news, I know. But England ended up losing to Italy 1-2 here in Manaus. I was lucky and went to the game. There were lots of English and Italians in town for the game, which made the atmosphere of the stadium exceptional.
We parked about 1 mile from the stadium and walked in. There was a stream of people buying over priced beer or something else cool to drink from the street vendors as they meandered up to the stadium.
The Arena de Amazonia is, I have to say, beautiful. The Brazilian government spent a heck of a lot of money to have it renovated, but the final product is spectacular.
I had seats way up top near the midway point of the field. The view was actually fairly good and it gave you a great sense of how this stadium was constructed.
We were sitting among a bunch of Italians. I was wearing my Portland Timbers team jersey and told everyone, “I’m a neutral fan here, I just want to see good football” and one of the Italians in turn told me, “you will be a fan of Italy when they win”
There were also some English around. These two chaps were very striking in their coats. But as soon as the game started they took them off because it was just too darn hot.
It was an awesome game to watch and a wonderful experience with the rowdy English and passionate Italians. Here is a slides show of all my World Cup Brasil related photos.
Created with flickr slideshow.
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