I first went to the Belgian embassy where we were able to watch the Belgium – Nigeria football match, thanks to BARCO. Renaat Morel was there to pump up our spirits with Belgian beer.
No luck, Belgium was beaten to pulp by Nigeria, 4 to 1. I even did not watch the sorry end, went home, changed into a Brazilian T-shirt and headed for the match Brazil – Argentina in Gongti.
The crowd was huge, security checks rather smooth, buying a drink was easier. But the instant replay was still broken and the Chinese LED screen sucks.
The crowd (over 50,000) was divided between Brazil and Argentina. Chinese fans enough but not exactly with a Brazilian passion. At least, you feel safe.
Well bad luck again. The Brazilians were up to nothing and lost 3 to zero.
The irony is, now my favorite teams will face each other in Shanghai on Friday 22. With Brazil having scored 2 red cards, maybe Belgium has a tiny chance. But our hope is VERY low.
Went home, viciously attacked a bottle of Scotch and watched HBO.