The World Cup atmosphere in Penang is clearly visible. Everyone was very excited about the Finals between Spain and Netherlands, with both teams reaching the Finals for the first time, they had great potential for a great match.
In my school, the council pushed for pushing back the lessons by a few hours so that we can watch the Finals in peace, and be able to wake up on time for school the next day.
The participants there, from all over Asia, we all were excited about the match, talking about it all day long and planning to watch it together at someone's hotel room.
We bought Red Bull and coffee for the adrenaline boost to last us the whole match, forgetting to make the point to wake up on time the next day.
We had different means to stay awake that night, playing card games, and an alarm in case we fell asleep in the middle of the game.
Some of us woke up on time, people start entering the room to watch the match, together.
The first half of the match was very mundane as the two teams plainly tackled the other whenever they lose the ball. There were many fouls.
For the second half I was unconscious, but I heard Spain won with a single goal in the last minute, not exactly a glorious victory.
Some friends complained that the match between Germany and Uruguay was much more like a Finals match, which is quite true.