World Cup in London: Iran

Friday, June 20, 2014

On Monday last, I went to watch Iran -v- Nigeria with London's Iran fans.



The fans had gathered in an upstairs room of the Henry Holland pub, right by Selfridges. I had found out about it via a Facebook group Iranian Students in UK.

Now, as it turned out, this match was tiresomely boring. A nil all draw does not an interesting match make. But the Iranian fans were much more entertaining, singing, chanting, flag waving, even a little dancing.



The event wasn't as big a family affair as the Colombia match I watched - it being organised by students, I guess - but there was a little baby there, playing a little football and mildly oblivious the sport on the screen.



There was definitely a man with a plan, a guy in charge - he had a vuvuzuela and he wasn't afraid to use it.




With the match limping to the draw, the Iran fans kept on singing, happily accepting the score. They certainly made watching the match more memorable.


Next up: Sunday's Algeria -v- South Korea match, with Algerian fans.

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