Netherlands fans wait for the Group C World Cup 2006 soccer match between the Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro in Leipzig June 11, 2006.[Reuters]

Orange colors again dominate the stands in Germany when the Netherlands plays.

And it proves again that there are no fans quite like the Dutch.

"It absolutely helps the players," Netherlands coach Marco van Basten said. "All of them, the players and the public, they can happily go home."

It helped Sunday when the Dutch team beat Serbia-Montenegro 1-0 in the Group C match.

"If half the stadium is orange again in Germany, you feel it is an honor to play for your country. It is special to play," Netherlands captain Edwin van der Sar added.

Even though the Dutch federation was limited to about 4,000 tickets initially, the overwhelming color at the 43,000-capacity Zentral Stadion was screaming orange, as loud as the cheers for the players.

"This is where we all come together," said Andiene Corte, who had traveled five hours by car for the game, "If you don't dress up in orange, you stand out too much."

The first time the Dutch truly came together like that was at the World Cup in 1974. All their games, except the final in Munich, seemed to be played at home stadiums.

"Orange is a national thing," Van der Sar said. "Everyone can be proud of their country and wear orange with pride.

"It would be great that every time someone sees orange they think of the Netherlands," Van der Sar added.


(Agencies)

当荷兰队在世界杯的比赛打响，橙色又一次统治了德国赛场的看台。

“橙色风暴”再次证明了没有哪个国家的球迷能和荷兰的球迷相提并论。

荷兰队教练马克·范·巴斯藤说：“这绝对能对球员产生促进作用。到时，包括球员和球迷在内的所有人都能高高兴兴的回家。”

球迷大军确实助了荷兰队一臂之力，在上周日的C组比赛中，荷兰队以1比0击败塞黑队。

荷兰队队长埃德温·范德萨说：“如果你看到德国体育馆的一半都成了橙色，你会感到为这个国家效力很光荣。在赛场上也会有种特殊的感觉。”

尽管荷兰足协起初只分到了4000张门票，但是在可容纳43000人的中央体育场上，醒目的橙色却成了“主打色”，和给球员的欢呼声一样势不可挡。

球迷安迪涅·科尔特驱车5个小时赶到比赛现场，他说：“我们大家都会来的。如果不穿橙色，会显得很孤立。”

荷兰球迷的首次大聚会是在1974年的世界杯上，当时，除了在慕尼黑的决赛外，荷兰队所有的比赛都像是在主场进行。

范德萨说：“橙色是我们国家的一种象征。每个人都会为自己的祖国感到自豪，所以，大家都能怀着自豪的心情身着橙色。”

范德萨补充道：“如果人们一看到橙色，就会想起荷兰，这也是一件令人高兴的事。”