The Gothia Cup is officially open, as the opening ceremonies took place last night. We had amazing seats, as we were in rows 2 &3. The parade of nations was an artists palette of colors and costumes. All in all, 61 nations entered the stadium, representing their country. Countries such as Morocco, Kenya, Malaysia, Congo, United Arab Emirates, and India are all here. There were dancers, singers, and chances for the crowd to get involved. The ceremony ended with a display of fireworks that invigorated sight and sound alike.
The girls got a wake-up call to European soccer. The team from England that we played was quite good. A physical team, the girls were a little surprised at the physical nature of the international game, although they won't tell you that themselves. Now that they know that they can get away with much more, I think they're looking forward to testing that out in today's game. We lost the first game 0-6, but spirits are still high. We play a team from Sweden today at 2:40 local time. Hopefully a better result will ensue.
On Wednesday we will be taking a canal ride through Gothenburg and Thursday we will be watching a professional soccer game. Everyone is great and enjoying the time of their lives.
Until next time...
Hogie
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