Well done to Italy for winning the World Cup Final yesterday! Steph and I got up early and met up with some friends on Commercial Drive to watch the match. The area is known as Little Italy, and the Italians were certainly out in force. They were queuing outside cafes and bars at 9am, even though the match didn't start till 11. We ended up in a very crowded sports bar for the game which soon became disgustingly hot. Still, the atmosphere was good. I thought it was a very even match, but that on balance Italy deserved to win. France's goal from a penalty kick didn't seem like much of an achievement, and they played a pretty dirty match - lots of diving and theatrics. The police closed the street during the match and for some time after, and everyone went crazy when Italy finally won. The atmosphere turned into some kind of crazy, flag-waving mardi-gras. It was quite a sight to behold. They were still cheering and driving up and down with horns blaring at 6pm when we finally left the area. I expect it probably continued into the evening :)
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