¡Vamos Argentina!

On Tuesday there was an Argentina vs. Spain fútbol game. Now, since "sports" are not my strong suit, this is all I knew going into the game. Spain won the Mundial, now they are playing Argentina. Any of the why ? who? where? Unknown. Thankfully, I have more sport-savy friends (in that they at least know the rules of soccer) with whom I bought tickets and went to the game on Tuesday.
The game was awesome! The River Plate stadium (where the game was held) is in Belgrano, not too far from our Universidad. We walked there, and slowly started seeing more and more people in jerseys. Eventually, the roads were closed off so that everyone could walk. After passing through the masses- more or less successfully. I got asked for directions, which was a misktakeee for that person, but always gives me a small feeling of pride. Anyhow, we eventually made it into the stadium- thousands of people, although it seemed smaller than the Shoe (OSU stadium). The game started off with a magical moment- before we knew it, hundreds of thousands of paper strips were shot into the air, slowly floating down and covering us in blue and white.
I was surprised by how quiet the game seemed. After OSU games (my only benchmark of comparison) which are loud, boisterous and full of standing and jumping, sitting down during the game- with only an occasional cheer or chant, seemed strange.
Nevertheless, it was a great game, with a great atmosphere, and I'm really glad, after that whole World Cup madness, I got to experience what a "world cup-esque" game would feel like!