OT: I'm not really sure what this is, but it's awesome

[temery]

Netherlands pregame rally for a soccer game. There had to be at least 10k people in the streets. I know it's not the World Cup or the Olympics, but it's something BIG.

In the US the best pregame tradition I can think of is football tailgating, which is mostly a ruse to let people get drunk before the game.

Europe takes these things serious. The Dutch have a great song and toss in a few dance steps, all of which travels to the back of the line seamlessly.

 

[CL82]

Netherlands pregame rally for a soccer game. There had to be at least 10k people in the streets. I know it's not the World Cup or the Olympics, but it's something BIG.

In the US the best pregame tradition I can think of is football tailgating, which is mostly a ruse to let people get drunk before the game.

Europe takes these things serious. The Dutch have a great song and toss in a few dance steps, all of which travels to the back of the line seamlessly.

I was prepared to scoff at this, but it was kind of awesome. You know it started with just a few drunk guys walking up this road singing before every game. And then a few more drunk guys join them. And then a few more. I also like how whatever the words once were they have devolved into da da da da dah dah... with periodic shouts of the team name.

 

[temery]

I was prepared to scoff at this, but it was kind of awesome. You know it started with just a few drunk guys walking up this road singing before every game. And then a few more drunk guys join them. And then a few more. I also like how whatever the words once were they have devolved into da da da da dah dah... with periodic shouts of the team name.

In the front the words could be heard, but I don't understand Dutch.

 

[CL82]

In the front the words could be heard, but I don't understand Dutch.

Unless their language is entirely made up da das, which is a possibility, I think it's a filler. Anyway, that was actually pretty cool.

 

[gsmooth]

Netherlands pregame rally for a soccer game. There had to be at least 10k people in the streets. I know it's not the World Cup or the Olympics, but it's something BIG.

In the US the best pregame tradition I can think of is football tailgating, which is mostly a ruse to let people get drunk before the game.

Europe takes these things serious. The Dutch have a great song and toss in a few dance steps, all of which travels to the back of the line seamlessly.

It's Euro 2024-it's a big event, almost as big as the World Cup to European soccer fans. Some think it's more difficult to win the Euros than the World Cup because some really good European teams get left behind in the World Cup because the World Cup has to take more teams from Asia, Africa, and North and Central America which tend to be inferior to many European teams.

The Dutch are like the Boston Red Sox of world soccer before the Red Sox won in 2004. The Dutch have won the Euros once, but they have come oh so close to winning the World Cup without every winning one.

 

[NJHusky]

I’m not a soccer fan but being in Europe during a soccer event is awesome. Nothing like watching a game on A movies screen in the town sq with 5k of your closest but unknown friends

 

[AzHusky]

I was in Rome in 2018 for the World Cup and there had to be over 100,000 people there watching the match on a large screen by the Capital building in central Rome. I have never experienced anything like it.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I was in Rome in 2018 for the World Cup and there had to be over 100,000 people there watching the match on a large screen by the Capital building in central Rome. I have never experienced anything like it.

I was tending bar in London during the '98 World Cup. One of the most ridiculous things I've ever been around. Match days when England were playing were absolutely insane, and the night they lost to Argentina was one of the few times I was legitimately concerned for my life. It was awesome.

 

[HuskyHawk]

one of the few times I was legitimately concerned for my life. It was awesome.

You seldom see these phrases together, but I get it.

When I got to California in 1996, I started working in Los Gatos and everyone would tell stories about the 1994 World Cup. Evidently, all the Brazilian fans adopted Los Gatos during the tournament. Meaning they completely took it over, filling the streets everywhere. They played 3 matches at Stanford Stadium, including vs USA.

WORLD CUP USA '94 : It's Almost Un-Rio : Northern California City of Los Gatos Embraces Brazilian Soccer Team

Ordinarily, the scam might have worked.

www.latimes.com

 

[bendm]

only 8 countries have won the world cup. netherlands is the best not to have won it, with 3 runner up finishes. theyve had two really good periods of soccer. in the '70s they had 2 second place finishes and in the 2010s they had second and third place finishes.

they always have elite attacking players. i was rooting for robben, snjeder, van persie, kuyt, etc to get it done in 2010 and 2014 but now theyre all retired and it might be another 40 years until theyre good enough to win it all again.

 

[EZPass]

only 8 countries have won the world cup. netherlands is the best not to have won it, with 3 runner up finishes. theyve had two really good periods of soccer. in the '70s they had 2 second place finishes and in the 2010s they had second and third place finishes.

they always have elite attacking players. i was rooting for robben, snjeder, van persie, kuyt, etc to get it done in 2010 and 2014 but now theyre all retired and it might be another 40 years until theyre good enough to win it all again.

#vanpersie

 

[WillB4]

Ahhhhh the beautiful game

 

[BullDawg]

I was working in Paris in 1998 when France won the World Cup. Chaos reigned for days. This was awesome also.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Netherlands pregame rally for a soccer game. There had to be at least 10k people in the streets. I know it's not the World Cup or the Olympics, but it's something BIG.

In the US the best pregame tradition I can think of is football tailgating, which is mostly a ruse to let people get drunk before the game.

Europe takes these things serious. The Dutch have a great song and toss in a few dance steps, all of which travels to the back of the line seamlessly.

Thats actually their military marching.

 

[temery]

Thats actually their military marching.

Wearing horns while holding a beer and hopping to the right and the left?

 

[TheChamps990411]

Wearing horns while holding a beer and hopping to the right and the left?

smh

 

[How Sway?!]

Speaking of European chants, someone should teach the students how to do the Poznan. Would bang in Gampel.

 

[gsmooth]

Speaking of European chants, someone should teach the students how to do the Poznan. Would bang in Gampel.

Love it. Let's have the UConn AD send out the message to all UConn fans.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Netherlands pregame rally for a soccer game. There had to be at least 10k people in the streets. I know it's not the World Cup or the Olympics, but it's something BIG.

In the US the best pregame tradition I can think of is football tailgating, which is mostly a ruse to let people get drunk before the game.

Europe takes these things serious. The Dutch have a great song and toss in a few dance steps, all of which travels to the back of the line seamlessly.

I like almost everything about the Dutch. They absolutely need to get rid of all of that orange however.

 

[CL82]

Wearing horns while holding a beer and hopping to the right and the left?

Yes. Europe still has many fields with cattle on them, so horns are effective camouflage. Hopping left and right obviously makes it much more difficult for opposing forces to target them.

Don't doubt them there's a reason why they haven't lost a war in over 350 years.

 

[imno1]

Best post game celebration

 

[Dogfish]

It's always the bouncing that gives it a great effect. Whether its sporting event or concert, seeing this kind of thing in Europe and South America has always had that WOW effect.

 

[jibsey]

Netherlands pregame rally for a soccer game. There had to be at least 10k people in the streets. I know it's not the World Cup or the Olympics, but it's something BIG.

In the US the best pregame tradition I can think of is football tailgating, which is mostly a ruse to let people get drunk before the game.

Europe takes these things serious. The Dutch have a great song and toss in a few dance steps, all of which travels to the back of the line seamlessly.

They just discovered country line dancing?

 

[temery]

smh

'They shook their heads too.

 

[VanDunk]

I’m in the UK and hope and pray they’re out of this thing soon. I can’t take all of this « football » fever.