Pretoria and World Cup Game----USA V. England

Today we started our day visiting Pretoria, and ended it by attending the USA vs. England World Cup soccer match. In Pretoria we had a tour of the Voortreeker Monument (it is a monument that displays the battle between the Boers and the Zulus, including a panel focused on the Battle of Blood River), as well as the house of Paul Kruger, the president of the Dutch people of South Africa in the late 1800s. After a stop at the historic church square and Parliament, our morning in Pretoria was over and we boarded our bus to Rustenburg to watch the game.

Once we arrived, the atmosphere both inside and outside the stadium was electric, with fans from all over the world supporting either the USA or England. Our seats were in the England fan section, so needless to say the crowd surrounding us went wild when England scored the first goal less than five minutes in to the game. Thankfully the USA answered back with a goal later on in the first half. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, a result that puts both teams in a favorable position for the remainder of group play. Viewing a World Cup game in-person was truly a unique cultural experience that we will be sure to remember for the rest of our lives. Brazil 2014 anyone?