World Cup Fun

Well, it wasn’t the result we wanted, but it was at least the result we needed. I watched US/Germany under the arch of the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO.

I knew it would be crowded. CitiBikeNYC even tweeted that this was the place to watch:

https://twitter.com/CitibikeNYC/status/482151381911236608

My office is right there (50 yards behind the vantage point of the pictures below), so I was watching to see when it would start filling up. I grabbed a spot at a picnic table around 10:30. Dumbo has free WiFi, so I sat and worked while the place filled up.

About an hour before the match started, there’s still some room.

We had people from multiple TV stations doing interviews (apologies for the lack of focus on the TV babe):

First half. A tense crowd:

As the match finished. Not a win, but a happy crowd:

I had to stand on my picnic bench for 90 minutes to see, but I’ve never watched a match in that kind of environment. USA chants, random songs being sung, a few German fans being tolerated.

Just a cool day. Go USA!