Mabrook Kuwait on Your Gulf Cup Win! :)

Kuwaitis LOVE their soccer! I saw this yet again first hand last night as the country literally shut down to watch the final match between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for the Gulf Cup. It has been 12 years since this tiny country has won the cup and so there was a lot of pride weighing on this match. It was a tense game with no one scoring for over and hour and a half, but finally Kuwait did just past the 94 minute mark. They won the match 1-0 against the Saudis. :)


*Thanks to kuvvaity1 for this Youtube clip!* :)

Here's a little snippet of the traffic chaos that happened as they scored their winning goal........literally people's four-ways went on, cars stopped to listen to the report and the ridiculous honking began. LOL


*Thanks to chillnite for this Youtube video* :)

There was a sweet rumor going around that if Kuwait won the match, the next day would be declared a holiday. Alas, the claims were false, but my girls came all decked out in blue face paint to show their excitement and pride for their team! Yes, oddly enough BLUE is Kuwait's national team's colour....anyways, they looked so cute so here's a few pics of them! :)

Ah Kuwait, it's so nice to see you excited about your sports team! :) Mabrook (congratulations in Arabic) Kuwait and enjoy your win!