{"id":9823,"date":"2014-06-14T23:59:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/?p=9823"},"modified":"2017-12-05T19:08:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T00:08:29","slug":"world-cup-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/?p=9823","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Fever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9824\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9824\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9824\" title=\"An exciting pre-quarter finals game between Bosnia and Somalia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bos-v-som-outcome.jpg\" alt=\"An exciting pre-quarter finals game between Bosnia and Somalia\" width=\"616\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bos-v-som-outcome.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bos-v-som-outcome-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An exciting pre-quarter finals game between Bosnia and Somalia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bravo to the organizers of World Refugee Day here in Syracuse.\u00a0 This year organizers moved the event to Schiller Park and added a dimension of excitement with a soccer tournament featuring teams from countries represented in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was the perfect addition to the event, and the idea was also ripe for a city\u00a0under the spell of FIFA&#8217;s World Cup first round action.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9825\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9825\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9825\" title=\"Many of the games were decided by sudden death shoot outs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bosnia-penaltyk.jpg\" alt=\"Many of the games were decided by sudden death shoot outs\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bosnia-penaltyk.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bosnia-penaltyk-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many of the games were decided by sudden death shoot outs<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9826\" style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9826\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9826\" title=\"Early round match between Liberia and Burundi\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-lib-v-burund.jpg\" alt=\"Early round match between Liberia and Burundi was all about speed.\" width=\"305\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-lib-v-burund.jpg 305w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-lib-v-burund-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early round match between Liberia and Burundi was all about speed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9827\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9827\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9827\" title=\"Fan celebrates a little prematurely\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-africa-celebrate.jpg\" alt=\"Fan celebrates a little prematurely\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-africa-celebrate.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-africa-celebrate-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fan celebrates a little prematurely<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9828\" style=\"width: 698px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9828\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9828\" title=\"A winning shot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bos-v-som-penalty.jpg\" alt=\"A winning shot\" width=\"688\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bos-v-som-penalty.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-bos-v-som-penalty-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A winning shot<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9829\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9829\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9829\" title=\"Half-time speech (Liberia)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-lonestarmtg.jpg\" alt=\"Half-time speech (Liberia)\" width=\"580\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-lonestarmtg.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-lonestarmtg-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Half-time speech (Liberia)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9830\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9830\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9830\" title=\"A disputed call during an early match shoot out\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-quarterfinals.jpg\" alt=\"A disputed call during an early match shoot out\" width=\"508\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-quarterfinals.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/wcupofsyr-quarterfinals-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A disputed call during an early match shoot out<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bravo to the organizers of World Refugee Day here in Syracuse.\u00a0 This year organizers moved the event to Schiller Park and added a dimension of excitement with a soccer tournament featuring teams from countries represented in the city. 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