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This is what we do in Portugal.


PORTO, June 15 (Reuters) - Dutch and German fans marched
side by side to their opening Euro 2004 match on Tuesday, with
any rivalry among the two arch-foes purely friendly.
Two Dutch fans, carrying a life-sized cardboard cut-out of
Rafael van der Vaart, happily posed for photographs with three
Germans decked out in the distinctive bushy grey wig and
moustache of coach Rudi Voeller.
"We have been rivals for a long, long time. But today is
purely friendly," said Timo Bruinkool, a 28-year-old salesman
from Harderwijk, wearing a curly orange wig and with his face
smothered in orange paint.
The Dutch turned Porto centre and the road to the stadium
into an "Oranjefest". Locals stared in amazement at men with
orange beards and wearing Dutch milkmaid hats with orange
pigtails.
The sea of orange was peppered with specks of white, as most
German supporters found their own bars and cafes away from the
merry Dutch.
"We are certainly having fun but we're hoping to find some
more German fans," said one German, examining a map in her white
team shirt. "We know they're here, we just haven't found them
yet."
In central Porto hundreds of Dutch fans hooted horns and
enjoyed cold beers in the shade of a banner marking the Dutch
victory over Germany in the semi-finals of Euro 88. The
Netherlands went on to beat the Soviet Union in the final.
"To win that semi-final was just as good or even better than
winning the final," said Simon Kester, a social worker from
Utrecht.
"If I had to choose I would rather we beat Germany today
than win the tournament. That's just the way it is."
The rivalry between the two teams is as much about history
as soccer and Dutch fans have never forgiven their neighbours
for a 2-1 defeat in the 1974 World Cup final.

BETTER THAN SEX
"Beating Germany is better than sex," said history teacher
Jasper Nijhoff from Utrecht. "You can have sex every day but
it's not that often that you get the chance to beat Germany."

I had a dog once, name of Duchess. We usually just referred to her as "The Dutch"

When I looked at your topic it made me laugh.

Sure, I know the Dutch.

Tacosid

You know I know the Dutch, baby!

Totem

I think the draw was fair enough. Germany didn't play well enuff to deserve 3 points.

I was astonished though, that 30.000 Dutch attended the game compared to only 10.000 yermans. fair play to the dutch.

hmmm... just wonder, where ze 30 k dutch left all their caravans...

So Goalkeeper, what kinds of songs do you all sing during the football matches?