Atmosphere at World Cup games

[79blue]

The atmosphere at the games this time around has pretty poor. What has really been missing is a decent atmosphere generated by the host country’s fans. Compared to previous world cups it has been lacking.

The benchmark for atmosphere has to be Argentina in 1978. The spectacle and noise generated by the Argentinian fans has never been matched since.

[Des Parrot]

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Don’t mention the vuvuzelas

[splott parker]

Re: Atmosphere at World Cup games

The atmosphere at the games this time around has pretty poor. What has really been missing is a decent atmosphere generated by the host country’s fans. Compared to previous world cups it has been lacking.

The benchmark for atmosphere has to be Argentina in 1978. The spectacle and noise generated by the Argentinian fans has never been matched since.

The ticker tape welcome to the teams coming out was fantastic sight.

[Wash DC Blue]

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The atmosphere at the games this time around has pretty poor. What has really been missing is a decent atmosphere generated by the host country’s fans. Compared to previous world cups it has been lacking.

The benchmark for atmosphere has to be Argentina in 1978. The spectacle and noise generated by the Argentinian fans has never been matched since.

I thought it was pretty good against the US.
Having pockets of fans spread around the stadiums though does detract from it.

[J R Hartley]

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This is what happens when you award it to countries who have no football culture.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Re: Atmosphere at World Cup games

The atmosphere at the games this time around has pretty poor. What has really been missing is a decent atmosphere generated by the host country’s fans. Compared to previous world cups it has been lacking.

The benchmark for atmosphere has to be Argentina in 1978. The spectacle and noise generated by the Argentinian fans has never been matched since.

The host country have plenty of 'fans' at every game, normally garbed up in the colours of the two teams playing. Nearly always the camera pans to supporters of the team who've just scored and they're just standing there, half not knowing what to do, the other half taking photos. But yes, it's a poor atmosphere

[Divine Wright]

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It's just a bought event. Nothing more.

Played at a stupid time of the year.

In a weird, sinister place.

[bobh]

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It's just a bought event. Nothing more.

Played at a stupid time of the year.

In a weird, sinister place.

Three nails hit on heads there.

[NYCBlue]

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Does anyone know how many went out there? I was shocked seeing the USA game. I was expecting hundreds, not thousands. I'd guess at about 4,000.

[goats]

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Pretty impressed by the Argentinian fans, apparently more of them there than any other country? Always travel in huge numbers, hell of a long way and it’s hardly a wealthy country…..

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Does anyone know how many went out there? I was shocked seeing the USA game. I was expecting hundreds, not thousands. I'd guess at about 4,000.

I was expecting groups of 40-50 Welsh fans dotted around the stadium, possibly totalling 600 - 1,000.
I was quite impressed by the numbers, almost everyone wearing a red shirt made it look all the more impressive.

[The Bloop]

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I thought we had 3000 tickets allocated for each game. Added on top of that fans who bought tournament tickets, plus people who've gone out on the off chance of getting tickets, I'd say about 4-5000 are out there.

[SunderlandBluebird]

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Atmosphere for the Iran game was brilliant. They outnumbered us 10 to 1 and it must have been quite intimidating for the players as whenever they touched the ball they were met with a wall of noise.

USA game was more 50/50 but with it only being 3-4000 for each team and 60% neutrals it plays a part in bringing the noise levels down a bit.

[79blue]

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Argentina keeping up their reputation for large noisy support.

[goats]

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Argentina keeping up their reputation for large noisy support.

Looks like they filled the ground? How do they get so many tickets?