THE SPOTL IGHT
NOU N: " W H E R E YOU F O C U S YOU R AT T E N T ION "
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1. L AU R A , BE L GI U M .
Being Belgian and coming from
a tiny nation insignificant to
many made me actually more
proud than I ever expected
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during the weeks of the World
Cup. The big United States of
America had to bend its head
for my national heroes, while Argentina was just a bit too strong.
I am convinced a bright soccer
future is ahead of us, beware for
EC 2016!!
2 . M A X , G E R M A N Y.
I was starting off the World
Cup in Boston where I spent
Module D. Watching the first
game in the German Goethe
Institut in Downtown Boston
felt almost like home. Unfortunately, I had to stream the
following game vs. Ghana..in
class. And it only got a tiny bit
better when I had to stream
the game on my phone during
the USA game while taking a
tour through the MIT Media
Labs and yelling as loud as I
could when we scored, surrounded by mainly American
students.
Coming back to San Francisco
and watching Germany beating Algeria and France before
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winning in an unforgettable
way against Brazil was just
unreal. But the biggest moment for me during the World
Cup was watching the Final
with my 2 brothers, reunited
again after almost a year, in
Civic Center among thousands
of Argentinian supporters and
celebrating the trophy over an
ice cold Hefeweizen.
Schlaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand!!!!
3. H E LOISE , N ET H E RL A N D S . Ready for the game!
4 . J E S U S , GR E E C E /SPA I N .
First time watching the world
cup far away from home!
Watching football games at
9am or 13:00pm and drinking
beer at that time is something
that I have never experienced
before. It was a very nice
experience to be sourrounded by people from the two
nationalities that were playing
each day and even better to
watch games of the US team
in an American bar full of locals. Unfortunately both of my
teams were out of the cup in
the very early stages, but I'm
still a proud supporter! Viva
España, Πάμε μωρή Ελλαδάρα!
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GE RCL AU D, F R A NCE .
Before this World cup, French
people did not believe in their
national team. After what happened in South Africa in 2010,
we expected them to prove
that we were wrong not to
trust them, but also to change
and improve the image of
France at home and abroad.
The team that went to Brazil
was new and young, and they
did an amazing job, even if
the defeat against Germany
in quarter final is a bit bittersweet. Anyway, we are proud
of them, they showed us that
when they really want it they
are able to do great things.
The next step for this young
and talented generation is to
confirm their current performances at the Euro 2016 in
France. Allez les bleus!
6 . R E N A T O , B R A S I L . As a
Brazilian, it’s hard to describe
in a paragraph all the feelings
I had during this world cup.
First uncertainty, due to all
the political instability and
corruption that involved the
event. But then it started, and
everything changed. Even
though we had a poor perfor-
mance during the games, we
did a great job hosting one of
the biggest sports events on
the planet! Brazil is known as
the country of soccer and carnival, but there is much more.
We are a country blessed with
amazing places and people,
a country where people are
always happy, no matter
what! This was an unforgettable experience! I Couldn’t be
more proud of Brazil! #tevecopa #copadascopas
7. M A R I A N A , B R A S I L .
Hosting the World Cup and
having all that pressure
around our country and our
team was something hard to
balance. However, the feeling
of seeing Brazil playing in
Brazil was just a dream. Every
time the hymn started to play
in the stadium i just felt so
proud of my country. Even if
we did not win the World Cup,
I am sure that we all had an
amazing time cheering and
supporting our country to go
further.
8 . SOF I A , P ORT UGA L .
9 . C A M I L O VA L E R A , C O LOMBIA.
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