Veel Geluk Nederlands

[Bill Murray]

Hanno and other LowLanders....

Congratulations on your victory today.

As a one time resident of South America, I was rooting for Uruguay but they got outplayed by a Dutch team that finally got things together in the second half.

The next match, and the Final match should be veeeery interesting I think.

I had hoped for a slightly more international mix in the end (I was also rooting for Ghana) but it looks like an all Europe show this time.

Of the remaining contenders, my guilder is on Holland, the only country out of the finalists where I spent a fair amount of time in my Volvo days. I was unfortunately responsible for winding down the DAF spare parts organization and integrating it into the Volvo system. I was told I was sent to do this because I was a Yank, not a Swede and it would go down easier as we Yanks are all about money and the Dutch guys could blame me.

Strangely enough, I still have some Dutch friends ex DAF from that time so I guess I was not the typical "Ugly American" that was bandied about during that era.

Best of luck Holland.

Bill