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Surrounded by dozens of dazzling screens and crowds of tourists, World Cup fans have turned New York’s Times Square into a daily meeting spot for supporters from around the globe.
“I’m impressed. It’s amazing to see so many people gathered,” said Christoph Altmeks, a German, as he stood in the middle of a sea of his country’s fans wearing white shirts.
The 53-year-old had complained that, given New York’s huge population, “when you walk around through the city, there are not a lot of football fans.”
So when he heard on social media that Germans were congregating in Times Square, Altmeks readily pulled on a jersey of his hero Rudi Voller — plus a wig mimicking the famed striker’s blond curls.
