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The first world cup I ever watched as a kid was the 1994 world cup. I was barely old enough to understand soccer but my Dad would explain the game to me. Back then we lived in Saudi Arabia and the world cup fever in that part of the world is crazy, like no place else. For an entire month thats all you see and hear everywhere. The best memory was the game between Saudi Arabia and Belgium. Saudi Arabia needed to beat Belgium in the group stage to advance to the next round, which would have been a huge upset. Then Saeed Owairan scored one of the most spectacular goals of all time, dribbling the ball from his own half all the way to the Belgian goal. I still remember the roar that erupted throughout the entire neighborhood. That moment got me hooked on soccer and I havent missed a world cup game since. Ever since I always wated to experience a world cup in person but for one reason or the another it never happened. And the now the world cup itself came to me as I not only live in the host country but I also live in a host city, and the best one at that. I just want to say watching my first world cup game in person, now with my own kid as a Dad could not have happened in a better city. Everything was so well organized, the people are great, the atmosphere so electric and I had one of the best experiences of my life. I have always said that Seattle is the best city to host world cup. Best access to the stadium, all the fun activities are in the walking distance and most of all it is absolutely gorgeous! Seattle really deserved to get at least a quarterfinal. Thank you Seattle. I love this city and I am never ever leaving Seattle submitted by /u/rahlic |
