SBN Reacts: Most Enjoyable World Cup Fanbase ballot outcomes

Just a few days in the past we gave you yet one more sponsored SB Nation Reacts World Cup Poll, and this time we tried to have a bit of enjoyable with it. One of the shocking and pleasant issues about this 12 months’s event had been the visiting fan bases coming to Mexico, USA, and Canada — not simply from the varied diasporas in North America, however visiting followers. These followers had been welcomed to their little areas and appeared completely thrilled to be there, not simply to observe their groups however to find and study North American tradition.

So we did a ballot about that! And whereas fan bases like Haiti, Cabo Verde, and Rock Chalk Algeria didn’t fairly make the minimize, there have been different teams of followers that basically made waves (complimentary) on this event, from the Scot Tartan Army to random Norwegians rowing in unison. We needed to seek out out which followers Carty Free followers vibed with and located probably the most enjoyable.

Carty Free has, naturally, a large British readership, so it’s maybe no shock that totally half of y’all voted for Scotland. And for good motive — the Tartan Army had been a delight. They actually drank Boston out of beer and had this bizarre factor about placing visitors cones on the heads of sculptures. They additionally took over a Red Sox recreation and appeared to have an unbelievable time, and likewise descended en masse on areas the place they took to the streets and celebrated, solely to then fully decide up after themselves, leaving the streets cleaner than after they arrived. It was additionally enjoyable to observe Scots uncover such treasured areas as Waffle House, and develop into bemused and delighted by the varied components of the United States tradition they discovered themselves enmeshed in. Lovely folks, the Scots.

Norway was the second highest vote-getter, and I used to be a bit of stunned. I believed Netherlands with their sea of orange kits and Hup-Hup-Holland dancing would pip them, however the attraction of mass fake rowing within the stands and maybe the Scandinavian attractiveness had been an excessive amount of to beat. 77% of votes going to 2 choices doesn’t go away a lot for the remainder of the ballot.

But there you have got it. Unfortunately, all of those fan bases have now been eradicated and gone residence, leaving Spain and Argentina, who’ve distinguished themselves on the pitch however not likely by means of their fan bases. Oh properly.