As I said yesterday, we went to the last playoff game for Uruguay to be in the World Cup. It was total craziness!! The game was sold out...the 1 1/2 hour early deal wasn't early enough this time, so we sat near the top. We were thankful that God chose to hold off the rain for a night but it was very foggy. There were no goals scored the first half and Costa Rica was playing dirty. Second half, we pulled it together and scored with about 25 minutes left to play. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, which may be partly because I play and love soccer but I also love Uruguay.
Sadly, Costa Rica scored about 3 minutes later. The game ended in a tie but Uruguay still gets the World Cup spot because they were ahead in points.
Our group went all out for this match. The majority of us had bought jerseys and we all painted our faces with the countries colors (see my Facebook for those pictures). I truly felt like a Uruguaya. Futbol is somehting that brings people together here [Uruguay] and I enjoy being a part of it.
Tomorrow, I will be going with four of my friends back to Punta del Este for free weekend. Lots of time on the beach is in order :) 20 days to go.
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