You win some, you lose some. Such is the case with soccer and photography. Today my main assignment was to shoot local reaction to the World Cup from one of the local bars. Since neither team had scored, I positioned myself where the light was best in the pub and shot the Dutch fans who happened to be in front of me (the bar I was at was about 80 percent Dutch fans). With the game tied at 0-0 at the end of the first 90 minutes, I was essentially guessing that the Netherlands would win. I was wrong. I got a great Dutch celebration shot (see the last shot), but since they didn’t win the image is irrelevant. Luckily, I was able to cover the flip side of the coin with a Spanish celebration shot:
![World Cup Fans Spanish fan Pete Hoyt celebrates Spain's 1-0 win over the Netherlands in the World Cup championship game alongside fellow Spanish fans at Fado Irish Pub on Sunday, July 11, 2010. The win was Spain's first in the World Cup.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jtbWorldCupfans01.jpg)
![World Cup Fans Dutch fans and siblings Ryan, Vanessa and Ashley Colpaart nervously watch the action in the World Cup championship game at Fado Irish Pub on Sunday, July 11, 2010.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jtbWorldCupfans03.jpg)
![World Cup Fans A Spanish fan gets a kiss watching the end of Spain's 1-0 win against the Netherlands at Fado Irish Pub on Sunday, July 11, 2010.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jtbWorldCupfans02.jpg)
![World Cup Fans Dutch fans cheer during the World Cup championship game between the Netherlands and Spain at Fado Irish Pub on Sunday, July 11, 2010.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jtbWorldCupfans04.jpg)
![World Cup Fans A supporter of Holland plays a vuvuzela in Fado Irish Pub as he and other Dutch supporters cheer on their team against Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday, July 11, 2010.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jtbWorldCupfans06.jpg)
![World Cup Fans A Dutch fan nervously watches the action as she watches the Netherlands battle Spain for the World Cup at Fado Irish Pub on Sunday, July 11, 2010.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jtbWorldCupfans05.jpg)
![World Cup Fans Ryan Colpaart, of Austin, cheers on the Netherlands as he watches the World Cup final from Fado Irish Pub on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 for its first World Cup title.](https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jtbWorldCupfans07.jpg)
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