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Meet the friendly Dutch

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.

Stand-out fans

'Resplendent in their orange, I couldn't think of another set of football fans that stand out more.'

Guess who Is this beauty supporting?

'This local South African refused to divulge who she was cheering for, but loved posing for us.

'I couldn't complain.'

Beauties cheer for Brazil

'Once Bafana Bafana were knocked out, the Brazilians got a lot of the local beauties cheering for them.'

Meet a real Brazilian fan

'The REAL Brazilians who've travelled from afar are equally lovely, and really friendly.'

Brazil has a worldwide support

'I've often wondered why so many nationalities support Brazili. And how are they all so beautiful.'

Disappointed?

'Beautiful maybe, but where's the colour miss?? This is the World Cup!

Dancing away to glory

'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. '

All smiles despite tension

'Another Brazilian smiles through the tension as Holland equalise. And no, I wasn't supporting Holland; that's my Indian flag.'

No Way! We're winning

'A Netherlands fan can't believe her eyes as Wesley Snijder scores a second goal.'

Pairs in the box

Fans clamour to get a piece of Paris Hilton, sitting pretty in the hospitality box.

Smile please...

Paris seems to be smiling for me. And then shows off her tiger top. 

Traffic jam ahead of Germany-Argentina clash

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 !!

Killer smile

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.

True Argentinean fan

And then I found a beauty from Bombay! Meet Keya and her husband Nimish, decked out in their Argentina gear, who travelled for just ONE match all the way from Bombay for 3 days!