{"id":15206,"date":"2014-06-16T10:21:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T15:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=15206"},"modified":"2016-03-30T15:44:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T20:44:45","slug":"colombian-world-cup-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombian-world-cup-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombian World Cup Celebrations: The View from the Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday I donned my Colombian football shirt (or jersey for our U.S readers) and headed out to watch <strong>Colombia vs. Greece in the Brazil World Cup 2014<\/strong>. This was a massively hyped occasion, especially in Colombia, but around the world too. Football fans in the know have been tipping this Colombia side for a while now, and it was time for them to <strong>impress on the biggest stage imaginable<\/strong>. They certainly responded. Here are my thoughts on the game and the aftermath:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The game itself was always going to play second fiddle to the <strong>significance of the occasion<\/strong>: I got the feeling that a scrappy 1-0 win would have still prompted delirious scenes. Luckily the boys in yellow didn&#8217;t disappoint, almost completely dominating the game and walking away with a 3-0 win for their trouble. Pablo Armero&#8217;s scuffed strike for the first goal was no classic, but the <strong>choreographed dancing celebration will be a highly replayed World Cup moment<\/strong>, and gave the rest of the world a taste of what Colombia (and this attacking side) is all about. <strong>The crowd were fantastic<\/strong> for this as well: full of Colombian fans, they danced and sang throughout.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1KSOBmYeRA\" width=\"653\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After this early goal, Colombia settled, perhaps even a bit too much. Greece had a couple of windows back into the game, and <strong>Los Cafeteros will have to cut down on the defensive lapses<\/strong> before their next game. Better opponents won&#8217;t be so forgiving. Eventually though, the pressure and possession told, and Colombia were able to bag two more goals later in the game: <strong>Teo Gutierrez justifying his selection<\/strong> over Jackson Martinez and Carlos Bacca with a poacher&#8217;s goal, before James Rodriguez <strong>capped an excellent display with an impressive strike<\/strong> from the edge of the area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15208\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombian-world-cup-celebrations\/colombia-celebrations2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15208\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Celebrations2.jpg\" alt=\"Colombia Celebrations\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Celebrations2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Celebrations2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colombian fans celebrate the 2nd goal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juan Cuadrado&#8217;s performance certainly also deserves a mention<\/strong>: full of running, his quick turn and pass for the first goal, and cheeky flick for the third were assists right out of the top drawer. <strong>He will cause plenty more defences a headache<\/strong> before this World Cup is done, as will Colombia. This game was important, not just as a vital win in the first group stage game, but also to show the world that <strong>Colombia are a side to be taken seriously<\/strong>; not just this year&#8217;s hipster&#8217;s choice of team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Celebrations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was the important part really! Like I said, the game needed to be won, but <strong>this crowd were really itching to celebrate a triumph in Colombia&#8217;s return<\/strong> to the biggest stage after 16 years&#8230;.and boy, did they celebrate! <strong>I can honestly say that I have never experienced a football atmosphere<\/strong> like I did on Saturday, and I lived in Manchester throughout their trophy laden seasons between 2007 and 2011. <strong>Celebrations there were nothing compared to those in the streets of Bogota<\/strong> on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15209\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombian-world-cup-celebrations\/colombia-celebrations\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15209\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15209\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Celebrations.jpg\" alt=\"Colombia Celebrations\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Celebrations.jpg 800w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Celebrations-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colombians celebrating in the streets after their 3-0 win<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>noise of car horn and vuvuzelas filled the air<\/strong>, and everybody seemed to be covered in a thick layer of white foam or wet flour, as revellers took it upon themselves to coat anyone who seemed a bit too clean. I&#8217;ve only just managed to get my Colombia shirt clean so I can wear it for the next game!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thousands took to the streets and celebrated<\/strong> as if Colombia had just lifted the trophy. Even the supermarkets hosted impromptu parties, as revellers queued up to buy as much beer as they could carry. <strong>People brought instruments into the streets<\/strong> and started up ramshackle little bands as the punters danced and chanted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15210\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombian-world-cup-celebrations\/supermarket-party\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15210\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15210\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Supermarket-Party.jpg\" alt=\"Supermarket Party\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Supermarket-Party.jpg 800w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Supermarket-Party-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The party even took over the nearby supermarket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All in all it was an amazing day, and yet another day when <strong>I felt proud to call this country home<\/strong>. This was a real outpouring of emotion on a day that was perhaps more significance than many people outside Colombia realize. <strong>The complete failure in the &#8217;94 World Cup and it&#8217;s tragic aftermath have become symbolic of Colombian football<\/strong> around the world which is a real shame because there is so much more to this nation that those associations. It&#8217;s also a real shame that the talented squad of &#8217;94 will always be remembered that way, but this was a chance for the arguably more talented squad of &#8217;14 to do their bit to show the world that things are changing. <strong>They did this in admirable style, and the public responded with admirable celebrations.<\/strong> Bring on the Ivory Coast! Vamos Colombia!<\/p>\n<p>Chris<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Saturday I donned my Colombian football shirt (or jersey for our U.S readers) and headed out to watch Colombia vs. Greece in the Brazil World Cup 2014. This was a massively hyped occasion, especially in Colombia, but around the world too. 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