TT fans look to Nuremburg

But before that, fans will no doubt take in a performance at the Fan Fest in Rathaus Market Place by the national cultural contingent tomorrow from 1.05 pm. Then, before the game on Thursday, BBC is scheduled to host a Live Programme with Phase II Pan Groove at 7 am, and as the whistle blows to start the match at 12 noon, there will be a carnival parade through Marketplace, Nuremburg along with performances by the national cultural contingent at the Fan Fest throughout the afternoon.

On Saturday, the Soca Warriors returned to the Landhaus Wachtelhof Hotel in Rotenburg to 300- odd fans from the city, at midnight, making congratulatory gestures in their direction as Germans honked their horns and raised their hands and flags on sighting the players. On the journey back to Rotenburg, Warriors captain Dwight Yorke also received a phone call from Prime Minister Patrick Manning who congratulated him and the team, expressing how proud he was of their showing on foreign soil.

Sports Minister Roger Boynes was also ecstatic as he relayed his message to Yorke while in the company of FIFA vice president Jack Warner and other dignitaries in Dortmund. International sports channel, Sky Sports, also highlighted TT’s debut and had Shaka Hislop as the “Player of the Day” as well as the “Save of the Day,” while TT’s debut got the “moment of the day.”

“A wonderful day for the Soca Warriors and all their fans. They showed huge passion from start to last and deserved to take a draw from their World Cup debut,” the Sky Sports site stated.