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up the long road to the ground through various security and ticket checks and made it in the ground just in time for the anthems it was a glorious hot day close to 29oc and the england supporters section was basking in direct sunlight as we arrived late and with england s stand where you like attitude we found ourselves in the gantry between the lower and upper tiers there was some locals stood in front of us on the back row of the lower tier looking very confused with this it was a real party atmosphere i was worried they re might of been some empty seats with rumours of people flying home or staying in rio or maybe boos and attacks on the team but this was far from the case always look on the bright side of life rang out from our fans who once again didn t stop singing all game the game was a bit of a dead water daniel sturridge had a poor one and missed a handful of chances that would of clawed back some pride to sing about but we didn t need any all the fans were in great spirits lads we bumped into throughout the trip were present and it was good to see them and find out their plans for the rest of the tournament as the game drew closer to a dire stale mate the england fans attentions switched to winding up the neutral brazilians who grew more and more annoyed at our continued laughable boycott of their attempts at a mexican wave then as the team came close to a goal at our end causing a pint pot going skyward covering a section of brazilian fans sat down just a few yards away from me the death stares a dozen of them gave us was comical and it was only a matter of time before another pint got thrown in their direction they were t restrained the 2nd time and about 6 of them charged up the seats in our direction just as it looked to be getting a bit nasty the brazilian militaria stormed in and its surprising how quickly things calm down when there s dozens of tear gas rifles being pointed in your face the final whistle blew on the game and also signalling the end of our world cup personally i was looking forward to giving the team a good ovation to send them home i d appreciated their efforts in trying to play a different style of football than that we ve had to put up with in south africa and the ukraine although it got us through to the latter stages it was dull and uninspiring a park the bus mentality if you will here in brazil the team had tried to create chances no more so than in the italy game where we really could of won and the whole campaign might of been different it boiled down to us not being good enough tactically and playing as a team not to mention key players having poor tournaments however i feel this is a real stepping stone to better performances in the future and french and russian tournaments look a bit more rosy the previous two games had seen the players joe hart an exception skulk off with not a lot appreciation to the travelling support which hadn t gone unnoticed today was different led by steven gerrard and roy hodgson the whole squad came over to our corner and applauded us for what could of been a full 5 minutes while we rousingly sang our appreciation la la la laaaa england to the tune of the beatles hey jude looking back on this trip i ll never forget that moment it was truly heart warming we filed out the ground and managed to breakout the cordon into a local bar i d discovered after the argentina iran game it was here over a few brahmas we learnt of luis saurez s actions in other game of the afternoon i felt a rather selfish satisfaction knowing he d surely get banned and miss the rest of the tournament once the crowds had died down we wondered down to the nearest main road and managed to grab a taxi back into belo horizonte we spent the evening in kai s hotel bar drinking are last caiprihinias and consuming all the local produce we had left i d made some great friends on this trip so much so that i spent more time with these guys than the original mates that i came out to meet in sao paulo we made plans for a holiday and also for the switzerland game the first of the euro 2016 qualifiers posted in football uncategorized tagged 2014 belo horizonte brazil copa2014 costa rica england world cup leave a reply world cup diary day 14 posted on july 2 2014 by thegoodofthegame reply waking up early refreshed after what was literally a day off from brasil yesterday if you dont count the terrible local pizza i was ready to make the most of what turned out to be my last free day in belo horizonte and brasil a mix of work commitments and with england s early exit i have decided to head home 10 days earlier than planned and book a direct flight home from rio in 2 days time a sad ending but i ve had such a great time in the past 2 and half weeks im happy to accept an early end and with england being the main reason i m here everything else was a bonus anyway decision made i headed into town for a quick browse of the shops on a souvenir mission before stumbling across the englandfans hub in belo horizonte aptly named the lions den despite full of like minded england fans the food beverages were priced a premium compared to local bars and there was an annoying token system but past that it was a decent place to watch the brazilian game without any cocky locals about i spent most of the day here watching both the dutch and brazilian games there was entertainment from the likes of chris kamara tony gale and soccer am s tube s who were all in attendance hosting competitions and telling stories to pass the time between game breaks however the atmosphere in the pub was very sombre as night before the game nights go this is first time i d come across england fans on mass since the sao paulo defeat and our inevitable exit from the competition and it showed with a much less jovial and excitement for game amongst the fans by about 9pm i decided to turn in and head back to the hotel for the night the early kick off was looming in the morning and i wanted to make the most of my last game at the tournament 51 451762 0 055992 posted in uncategorized leave a reply world cup diary day 13 posted on june 26 2014 by thegoodofthegame reply today was a write off i m afraid thanks to excessive partying the night and morning before i managed to stir just in time for the portgal vs usa game and ordered a pizza and x burger as a hangover cure midway through the first half time by full time it had still not arrived went down to reception to ask them to call them and thats when he instantly arrives while they re were still on the phone of course he does ive not really warmed to brazilian food at all since i ve been here and so have ate very little of it the pizza arrived heaped in bolognese sauce so much so that the steam on delivery had made it a soggy mess fortunately the x burger never fails to disappoint a diamond in the rough in local cuisine a simply dirty burger with bacon egg and cheese in this instance it bizarrely came with sweetcorn and noodles on i scraped them out and it was still fine after that i soon headed back to sleep for a early night and recharge my batteries to start the week posted in uncategorized leave a reply world cup diary day 12 posted on june 24 2014 by thegoodofthegame reply i managed to sleep quite well on the coach couple of sleeping tablets helped and it was still quite comfy despite being the economy bus option we pulled into belo horizonte at 7 30am and got a taxi to our hotel hoping for a chance of early check in no such luck the argies were in town and our hotel was fully booked from the previous night with no other option we freshened up in the hotel lobby toilets and sat down for a bit of breakfast at fair few espressos 3 of us headed to the ground at about 10am liam unfortunately missed this one as he couldn t get a ticket in time and after reports of trouble in the main square the previous night and tear gas used he didn t fancy approaching too many argentinos for spare tickets a taxi to the ground the streets lined with blue and white some even made the trip by car from argentina the iran fans we re heavily outnumbered we were a little nervous about heading to the game being english and the falklands dramas and what what not but we shouldnt have worried there was only a little hostility in the ground between the brazilians and argentinos but we kept our heads down in neutral colours and were fine the match was a real cracker and the atmosphere was incredible the iranians gave it a real go their support bolstered by the home nations crowd cheering them on and it needed a bit of magic from lionel messi to decide the game late on with a wonder strike i felt privileged to be able to say i ve seen him play at a world cup in his prime he left the stadium buoyant after witnessing a cracking spectacle and managed to find a bar near the ground with all you can eat buffet while we waited for the crowds to die down we filled our plates and enjoyed the germany game after a few caiprihinias we headed back to the hotel in a private taxi the bar had called for us now brazil has its fair share of crazy taxi drivers i d experienced many so far whilst being out here but this guy really took the crown he knocked him down on his price and so he decided to get us back to our hotel as fast as possible with some of the most insane driving i d ever seen his car had no belts in the back and i definitely thought i was gonna die at least twice as he swerved in out of cars and buses at 120km h on a dual carriage way and nearly skidded off on a on ramp thankfully we made it home in one piece and to much overdue shower and a early night or so i thought until my mate kai had landed in belo horizonte one thing led to another and that explains to why my blog is so behind a great day though and once of the best of the trip 19 926998 43 942651 posted in football tagged argentina belo horizonte copa england iran messi mudial world cup leave a reply world cup diary day 11 posted on june 23 2014 by thegoodofthegame reply the morning after the night before quiet day today took a day off the sauce after a heavy few days england s hopes hang by a thread but in my mind we re out and i dont feel too devastated by it no where near as bad as after the italy game its done now so i m going to do my best to enjoy the rest of the tournament and have a great time in my remaining two weeks in brazil headed out for breakfast with my group mood was low sao paulo was cold and grey it was definitely a low point and i couldn t wait to head to belo horizonte later in the day for hopefully warmer climates i did a bit of shopping and sent a few post cards then headed back to the hotel to relax before our overnight coach to belo there s 4 types of comfort levels of coaches in brazil similar to airlines i really wanted to get the 1st class one but the language barrier and booking system was difficult and after trying to book for 2 hours a few days earlier availability forced us to choose basic class which in the end turned out to be comfortable and the coach was only half full anyway i dropped a couple of sleeping tablets and managed to sleep most of 7 hour journey all 4 of us we re glad to see the back of sao paulo i was only there 5 nights but the other lads had been there 8 days now and there s not a lot to do the weather is also usually overcast and i was really excited to feel the heat again 19 926984 43 942675 posted in uncategorized leave a reply world cup diary day 10 posted on june 20 2014 by thegoodofthegame reply match day i feel the worse i have all trip strong partying last night and probably the highest consumption to date of caipiroskais s is to blame well at least i m getting my 5 a day we headed down to the ground quite early the ground by all accounts is awful to get to it took 40 minutes by metro and once we arrived there was swarms of fans in a congested narrow areas everywhere you looked people we needing tickets we made are way through the crowds and found a mini fan park to watch the columbia ivory coast game after a fair few braham s i d finally felt normal again and excitement was reaching fever pitch the walk up to the ground was more like a shuffle thanks to the poor access to the newly built half finished stadium and we finally arrived at the ground a hour before kick off the stadium despite being vast and visually impressive was actually quite embarrassing once you scratch the surface the 2 stands behind the goal looked more like scaffolding or a temporarily stand you d see at a cricket ground too few toilets the concourse s we re shaped with polystyrene to hide the no doubt bare concrete structure and no doubt building site behind it at least getting a beer was easy thanks the dozens of vendors scattered around br the atmosphere in the game was brilliant again and like in manaus standing room only in the england section behind the goal we did everything we could to get behind the team but the same spark and ability to create goal scorers chances that was a positive from the italy game seemed to dessert us in this one and of course it was in the script for luis suarez to score and more a less send us home mass despair amongst the england fans in my section we did seem to play well in spells of the game but it wasn t enough compared to a world class striker who may get 3 chances all game but still score two of them before our goal both rooney and sturridge had clear cut opportunities that we really need to be taking at this level and then the outcome may have been very different i think a major factor is the players are playing with fear from the press from the nation they fear the potential ridicule that beckham and rooney have received coming home from tournaments in recent years where as nation s like costa rica who as i m writing this have just beaten 4 times world champions italy to seal our fate play with no fear with players like bryan ruiz a failed career at fulham behind has scored the goal to take his modest nation to the last 16 compared to our lot of premier league winners and champions league level players as reality set in it dawned on me that it might be quite hostile outside the ground so i made sure i left the ground with renown 2 sheffield united lads i had met in manaus no ones going to mess with the blades i thought though someone would be brave enough to pick pocket one of their wallets and phones in the crush to get back to the station though other than that there was no trouble that i came across or saw and the journey back to hotels wasn t as bad as i was expecting the uruguayans were actually quite respectful in their victory and there was no goading of us like the italiazilans did in manaus once back in town i enjoyed a fair few drinks in reasonable spirits with the sheffield lads and eventually had a relatively early night turning in at 1am 23 554609 46 661508 posted in football tagged 2014 brasil brazil copa england mudial uruguay worldcup leave a reply post 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