“12 minutes – then the World Cup was over”
Finally, it pays off that I did the Swedish course in Uppsala: I could understand the headline of Swedish tabloid "Aftonbladet". They wrote "12 minutes - then the World Cup was over" after the Swedish team was defeated 2:0 by Germany. Naturally, in Germany everyone is happy about this victory.
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Our tomcat Peter shortly before today's match
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All over Germany, it seems that everyone fell ill with the "WM-Fieber" (World Cup Fever) virus. I have never seen so many German flags before, even more than directly after the reunification. After each match, people drive their cars which are decorated in the German colors black-red-yellow through the streets and honk.
The most trendy thing are currently little German flags than can be attached to a car's side window. On the autobahn motorways, you see many of these flags lying on the side lane because they do not resist the high speeds. I would guess that out of 10 cars, 2 have these flags on.
I am also really happy that the atmosphere during the World Cup is really friendly and nice. No hooligans, instead everyone seems to be tolerant and the supporters from each country can watch the games side-by-side. Even the Turkish "Germans" are supporting the German team, since Turkey didn't qualify for the World Cup. Our tomcat Peter seems to be supporting our team as well.