Soccer

And then there was soccer and the German dream of another European championship. But it ended in a disappointing loss at the quarterfinals, which was – of course – questionable. What should have been called a penalty kick was not acknowledged, what should have been a win ended up with a loss, just a minute before overtime ended. Darn! What a disappointment!!! We were so close and the German summer dream ended prematurely…

Ok, the Spanish team wasn’t bad, they were mostly lucky. Lucky and skillful, but I just liked the Germans play, not giving up until the very end, with leg cramps and everything. But it is what it is – the German are going home….. well, they are already home because Germany is the host country. So the Germans are just staying where they are already!

Morocco – soccer

Today at 11am Morocco came to an almost standstill: the national team played its first soccer match at this years world-cup in Qatar. Yesterday evening you could get your last minute fan accessories and today it got serious!

It was very quiet inside the souks, all the vendors were glued to whoever’s cellphone to watch this epic match and when it was over and they could manage a tie, the relief was like extra energy in the air!

Germany on the other hand started with a major embarrassment: they lost 2:1 against Japan! Japan!!! 🥴⚽️🥴