FIFA World Cup Fever!

The Women's World Cup has taken over Tianjin! It's really exciting...we went to the China vs. New Zealand game last night and China won 2-0! The stadium is brand-new and holds 60,000 - it wasn't sold-out but it was pretty close! The Chinese think that when you are celebrating or cheering that the louder it is the better. So, there was every kind of noisemaker you could imagine...also, red flares went off throughout the stadium each time a goal was made and when they won. Possibly even more entertaining to the Chinese than the game was our group of about 40 foreigners sitting together cheering just as loud as everyone else for China! Most people were decked-out in Chinese headbands, red shirts, and face paint. A few guys even shaved their heads and painted a Chinese flag on their head! :) Before the game started we were all standing outside the stadium and if we would have charged 10 Kuai for each picture that was taken of us, we would be rich! It was hilarious...they just couldn't believe we were there to cheer for China. We are going to the U.S.A. vs. England game tomorrow night...hopefully I'll have some more good news to report! Check out the pictures of the game and stadium!

Trying to fit in.... :)
The stadium....

China wins!!