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Elaine came round the office mid-morning to tell everyone the nearest ladies' loos to our section were blocked. As the girls all started to chatter about the situation, I stood up to talk to Elaine; seeing my orange Holland shirt, Bev announced that I 'looked like Dynorod'...

Towards the end of the afternoon, Matt and Ray were reporting excitedly that Slovakia were beating Italy, a scoreline that, if it stayed the same, would put the Azzurri out of the Cup. We tried to remember when was the last time that the holders were knocked out in the first round; before long I recalled it was France in 2002.

Arrived home to find that Slovakia had indeed won. Consoling hugs to nothingtosay, but I can't say I'm not relieved that the Oranje have avoided having to face Italy...