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Photos capture colombian fans excitement as they continue to impress in world cup, Colombia, July 2014
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A Colombian man, holding a bible in his hand, prays while watching the football match between Colombia and Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup 2014, in a park in Cali, Colombia, 28 June 2014.
Photos Capture Colombian Fans Excitement As They Continue To Impress In World Cup
A Czech photojournalist has captured the passion and excitement of Colombian fans as the country's football team continues to succeed through the last stages of the World Cup.
Jan Sochor, who, is currently based in Quito, Ecuador has been exploring Colombia since 2004.
The 39-year-old visited the country last week (24-28 June) and witnessed patriotic fans reactions to Colombia beating Japan and Uruguay in the World Cup.
"I visit Colombia every 2-3 months, usually for couple of weeks, working on a particular story/project. To be honest, Colombia is a country of my heart. In spite of its violent fame, I consider Colombian people the most cordial and loving people in all Latin America."
However the experienced photojournalist had not planned on creating a photo series throughout his trip.
He explains: "Seriously, I did not plan it. I just had an idea. When I arrived in Cali, I simply got caught up in the football atmosphere.
"The way Caleños (people from Cali) live with the World Cup was so impressive, so passionate and so emotional, that I impulsively decided to try and take images on my iPhone. I wanted to capture the Colombian football fever."
Jan took the photos while watching Colombia win both matches against Japan and Uruguay last week. (Colombia defeated both teams (2,0 against Uruguay & 4,1 against Japan).
As the photojournalist had not planned the project, he h...
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