You thought Cowboy fans are rowdy

Saturday night Egypt needed to beat Algeria by two points to tie them in the overall standings to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. They did, 2-0. This gave them the opportunity to play Wednesday night to decide who would go to the World Cup. The pictures below show you how our somewhat quiet community turned into a crazy scene of passionate Egyptians showing their support for the national soccer team. People chanting, cars squealing, and fire projecting, this put any pep rally or tailgating party I've ever been to, to shame. BL

You would think with cars pealing out, people climbing on top of cars, and then fire thrown into the equation, which consisted of lighters and aerosol cans, someone was bound to be injured. But that didn't stop the 60 year old women or the 7 year old boy from joining the festivities.

When Sarah and I walked up to this circle down the street from our flat there was probably 30 to 40 people. Once the game officially ended 5 minutes later, that 30 to 40 people turned into 300 to 400.

Seeing the daily routine of this culture for 3 months now, I've seen faces of hardship and frustration. Not that everyone walks around depressed, but that the day to day living for most is an all out effort to provide food for their loved ones. Saturday night put all this aside as you could see a community as a whole chanting and cheering over the victory of their soccer team. But for these Egyptians it was more than a soccer game, it was a victory for their country, and they proudly let everyone know.