Argentina vs. Germany Match Fan Walk in Cape Town

Posted by: Michael Paskevicius on July 7, 2010

Categories: South Africa, Worldcup 2010

I spent Saturday afternoon down on the Fifa fanwalk with 60,000+ fans heading to the Argentina vs. Germany match.  Although I did not have tickets for the game, I as did many Cape Townians went down to the fanwalk to take in the spirit and view the sights of the crowds. It was an awesome day for it.  Close to game time we tucked into the newly opened authentic Mexican restaurant San Julian Taco & Tequila on Rose street, just seconds form the skywalk.

Did you ever wonder what it sounds like on a South African fanwalk?  Certainly you would have heard about the vuvuzelas??  Press play below to take a listen to the audio recording I took on the Cape Town fanwalk to get a feel for the experience.

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Fanpark for Brazil vs. Netherlands Match

Posted by: Michael Paskevicius on July 6, 2010

Categories: South Africa, Worldcup 2010

The Brazil vs. Netherlands match was a huge upset for Brazilian fans!! I spent the afternoon in the Fanpark with my colleague watching the match.

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England over Slovenia at the Fan Park in Cape Town

Posted by: Michael Paskevicius on June 24, 2010

Categories: South Africa, Worldcup 2010

Spent my afternoon down at the Fifa Worldcup Fan Park in the heart of Cape Town yesterday. Watched half of the England versus Slovenia match. Lots of energy from the crowd and a great place to watch the match.

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South Africa defeats France 2-1

Posted by: Michael Paskevicius on June 23, 2010

Categories: South Africa, Worldcup 2010

I decided to watch the big Bafana Bafana – France match down at the Waterfront viewing area. There are a number of Fan Parks down in the waterfront area including the Samsung Fan Experience and the MTN Fanzone, both of which I believe were offering live music as well.

I was one of the last people to get up on the balcony over the amphitheatre. This was well controlled by police and security. It seems to me that everyday Bafana has played has been lovely out, and this day was no exception. Bafana played exceptionally against the French team, with a total of 18 shots on goal. South Africa is proud!

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Cape Town Stadium Panorama

Posted by: Michael Paskevicius on June 16, 2010

Categories: South Africa, Worldcup 2010

Got some interest in my rough panorama posted earlier and with some help from the internetz I was pinged by in3sixty to clean up the stitching.  Check out the amazing result below!  They also have panoramas from most of the stadiums on their site.

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Check out the panorama using the in3sixty viewer here.

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