arthur richards

Sarah and I caught the World Cup qualifying game between Mexico and El Salvador yesterday. We watched with a bucket full of cervezas in front of us at a local bar near our language school in downtown Guadalajara. After snagging a prime table and settling in for some pre-gaming, we watched as the match opened in a rather unusual fashion - a colony of bees had built a nest in one of the goals in Estadio Ateca. The refs paused gameplay while they frantically attempted to eradicate the bees with what looked like fire extinguishers (see attached photo and Youtube clip below). For nearly nine minutes, we watched as the bees, displaced from their home, swarmed through the stadium looking for a new place to live.

In spite of the antics early in the game, the match proved to be excellent with Mexico dominating and crushing El Salvador 4-1. Mexico is officially off to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa! But you can read more about that in the Sports section. Here's a clip of the bee swarming action: