After the Germany-Ecuador match, 20 June 2006. Germany won 3-0. These guys looked directly at my media credential and read my name and country out loud, so they knew I was from the USA. When I commented that Ernie looked pretty funny with that getup, they seemed surprised that I knew who Ernie was. "OH, you know Ernie?"
"Ja, Ernie is pretty popular in the USA."


