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Netherlands fans wait for the Group C World Cup 2006 soccer match between the Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro in Leipzig June 11, 2006.[Reuters]
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Orange colors again dominate the stands in Germany when the Netherlands plays.
And it proves again that there are no fans quite like the Dutch.
"It absolutely helps the players," Netherlands coach Marco van Basten said. "All of them, the players and the public, they can happily go home."
It helped Sunday when the Dutch team beat Serbia-Montenegro 1-0 in the Group C match.
"If half the stadium is orange again in Germany, you feel it is an honor to play for your country. It is special to play," Netherlands captain Edwin van der Sar added.
Even though the Dutch federation was limited to about 4,000 tickets initially, the overwhelming color at the 43,000-capacity Zentral Stadion wasscreamingorange, as loud as the cheers for the players.
"This is where we all come together," said Andiene Corte, who had traveled five hours by car for the game, "If you don't dress up in orange, you stand out too much."
The first time the Dutch truly came together like that was at the World Cup in 1974. All their games, except the final in Munich, seemed to be played at home stadiums.
"Orange is a national thing," Van der Sar said. "Everyone can be proud of their country and wear orange with pride.
"It would be great that every time someone sees orange they think of the Netherlands," Van der Sar added.
(Agencies)
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當荷蘭隊在世界杯的比賽打響，橙色又一次統治了德國賽場的看臺。
“橙色風暴”再次證明了沒有哪個國家的球迷能和荷蘭的球迷相提并論。
荷蘭隊教練馬克·范·巴斯藤說：“這絕對能對球員產生促進作用。到時，包括球員和球迷在內的所有人都能高高興興的回家。”
球迷大軍確實助了荷蘭隊一臂之力，在上周日的C組比賽中，荷蘭隊以1比0擊敗塞黑隊。
荷蘭隊隊長埃德溫·范德薩說：“如果你看到德國體育館的一半都成了橙色，你會感到為這個國家效力很光榮。在賽場上也會有種特殊的感覺。”
盡管荷蘭足協起初只分到了4000張門票，但是在可容納43000人的中央體育場上，醒目的橙色卻成了“主打色”，和給球員的歡呼聲一樣勢不可擋。
球迷安迪涅·科爾特驅車5個小時趕到比賽現場，他說：“我們大家都會來的。如果不穿橙色，會顯得很孤立。”
荷蘭球迷的首次大聚會是在1974年的世界杯上，當時，除了在慕尼黑的決賽外，荷蘭隊所有的比賽都像是在主場進行。
范德薩說：“橙色是我們國家的一種象征。每個人都會為自己的祖國感到自豪，所以，大家都能懷著自豪的心情身著橙色。”
范德薩補充道：“如果人們一看到橙色，就會想起荷蘭，這也是一件令人高興的事。”
(英語點津姍姍編輯)
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