SYDNEY : Colombia's dramatic 2-1 victory over twice world champions Germany in Sydney was one of the great Women's World Cup upsets but the South American nation also set new standards for fans at the global showpiece on Sunday.
Nearly all sporting the canary yellow shirt of the national team, the Colombians started gathering outside the neighbouring cricket ground hours before the game started, blowing horns, banging drums and waving the country's tricolour flag. "It's very emotional to have Colombia here in Sydney, the other side of the world," Colombia fan Sol Molinares told Reuters.
Colombia assistant coach Angelo Marsiglia, fresh from the frenzied post-match celebrations, said it felt like a home game.Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said the febrile atmosphere must have had an impact on her team, who are ranked second in the world to Colombia's 27th."We tried to deal with it of course, and some might be better at handling it than others, but I'm sure it wasn't the decisive factor in why we didn't win this match.
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