Surprisingly after 3 weeks of the World Cup and all the visitors that have been here, the locals were still interested in talking to two old western blokes as we scouted Olympic park before the big game tomorrow.
Yulia and Andre, on their Black Sea holidays from Moscow, encouraged their daugher Marsha to practice her English, which was pretty good for an 8 year old. We had a nice chat with Nadia, a tennis trainer from Vladivostok despite an awkward moment when I impolitely asked about Maria Sharpova. We chose to not go there!
The Argentinian fans who confidently bought their quarter final tickets in advance were least happy what with their team not being here and all.
But these three ladies of a certain age seemed happiest of all to see us.
I couldn’t get my Google Translate out fast enough to understand what they were saying. Probably for the best!!
What! Scotland Qualified!!! 