Italy v. Slovakia

It turns out that in storied Ellis Park Stadium row B is the very last row in the upper deck (notice the ceiling just overhead in the photo).  It turns out that this a great seat - we can stand whenever we want without blocking anyone.

The crowd is mixed - mostly Italians but almost as many Slovakians.There are plenty of South Africans and even some Americans as well.

Despite my Italy hat, Todd and I are neutrals today. We may be  secretly supporting Slovakia just to see an underdog make it to the  round of 16 (and for New Zealand to have any chance we'd like to see a  draw in this game and New Zealand beat Paraguay).

Tomorrow is a rest day. We had tickets to the Ivory Coast v. North  Korea match tomorrow... but that's another story. For now we plan to do some sightseeing and laundry tomorrow and get plenty of rest before the US match on Saturday.