Meet the friendly Dutch
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World Cup Sid, Rediff.com's man in South Africa, meets fans from different countries during the quarter-finals between Brazil and the Netherlands, and Germany and Argentina..
'I found this really fun-friendly; A Dutch fan dressing up on the grounds of the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth. And there she is, all ready to cheer for Holland.
Image: Dutch fan dressing up on the grounds of the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium
Photographs: Siddhanta Pinto
Stand-out fans
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'Resplendent in their orange, I couldn't think of another set of football fans that stand out more.'
Image: Netherlands fans before the start of the match
Guess who Is this beauty supporting?
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'This local South African refused to divulge who she was cheering for, but loved posing for us.
'I couldn't complain.'
Image: A local South African beauty
Beauties cheer for Brazil
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'Once Bafana Bafana were knocked out, the Brazilians got a lot of the local beauties cheering for them.'
Image: Locals make their choice obvious
Meet a real Brazilian fan
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'The REAL Brazilians who've travelled from afar are equally lovely, and really friendly.'
Image: A fan who travelled all the way from Brazil
Brazil has a worldwide support
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'I've often wondered why so many nationalities support Brazili. And how are they all so beautiful.'
Image: People from different nationalities support Brazil
Disappointed?
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'Beautiful maybe, but where's the colour miss?? This is the World Cup!
Image: A disappointed fan
Dancing away to glory
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'That's what I'm talking about. I catch the girl in first picture again with my zoom lens, dancing away with gusto. That the Dutch had just equalized helped as well. '
Image: A Netherlands fan celebrates a goal
All smiles despite tension
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'Another Brazilian smiles through the tension as Holland equalise. And no, I wasn't supporting Holland; that's my Indian flag.'
Image: A Brazilian fan manages to smile despite all the tension around
No Way! We're winning
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'A Netherlands fan can't believe her eyes as Wesley Snijder scores a second goal.'
Image: A Netherlands fan reach during a match
Pairs in the box
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Fans clamour to get a piece of Paris Hilton, sitting pretty in the hospitality box.
Image: Paris Hilton too was glued to the match
Smile please...
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Paris seems to be smiling for me. And then shows off her tiger top.
Image: Paris Hilton
Traffic jam ahead of Germany-Argentina clash
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At a traffic jam on the way to the Green Point stadium for Germany vs Argentina, I find these beauties literally spilling out of their car.
The others on that highway thought I was mad to jump out of my car. Deutschland !!
Image: Fans have a day out despite heavy traffic
Killer smile
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A 30 second chat with this Argentinean, and we felt like we'd been friends forever. I loved her laugh. Look at it! That's what the world cup is all about in one photograph.
Image: An Argentinean supporter
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