We enjoyed our first live soccer experience at the Defensadores Del Chaco stadium in Asuncion. Paraguay played Argentina, our long time rival. They have already beaten PY in a World Cup qualifier and pretty much dashed our hopes of seeing PY in the World Cup. Soccer fans here do not waver in their support of their teams, even when they lose. The stadium was packed with over 30,000 people dressed in red and white stripes to support our National Team.
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Looking out across the field during the national anthem. Sorry for the bad picture!
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| Our new teacher friends Ali, Adrianne, and Beau |
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We began our evening at a delicious lomito (meat sandwich or wrap) stand and hung around drinking beers for while. You cannot take beer or other bottles of anything into the stadium, nor can you buy beer there, in an attempt to not add fuel to an already fired up crowd.
We lost 5-2, but it was a fun experience to be a part of. And we got to see the very famous Messi play for Argentina!
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