Delight and despair as fans watch World Cup final at home

Jul 12, 2010 English 1st Paragraph

Delight and despair as fans watch World Cup final at homeAs the Netherlands and Spain clashed in the final for the ultimate World Cup glory, football fans in the respective capital cities celebrated in their own unique way, writes Christian Fraser in Amsterdam and Sarah Rainsford in Madrid…

Read this on the BBC.

  • delight = great pleasure and happiness
  • despair = the feeling that there is no hope and that you cannot do anything to solve the problem or make the situation better
  • clash = fight
  • in the respective capital cities = in Amsterdam (the capital of the Netherlands) and Madrid (the capital of Spain)

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