Czechian Greek
So I'm watching the match and out of the corner of my eye I see a fan waiving a flag, which is not uncomon. What was different was that this was a Greek flag. Now, Greece did not qualify for the World Cup (in fact they have never made an appearance). But here was a fan dressed all in Czech colors waving a Greek flag at a football match in Koln, only two rows in front of me.
Naturally at halftime, I went down there and chatted. He is Dimitri, from Athens, but his wife is Czech. His explination was that he thought he could get on TV with this unusual combination of support.
posted by Petro at 11:35 AM
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Link TV explores “How Soccer Explains the World”
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