Police clash with fans of Coritiba after a match with Fluminense ended in a tie, forcing Coritiba to drop into Brazil’s second division for the next season, in Curitiba.   Total insanity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJMCENgJync&feature=player_embedded

Whoa!

Holy crap!!!

Those people were pissed off!!!

I would be more surprised if they didn't fight with police.

For some countries... soccer means more then anything.

Back when the US was going to play Mexico... 75% of Mexicans said it would be a National Tragedy if they lost...

You know, the kind of thing usually reserved for hundreds of people dieing or someone important being assassinated.

For a lot of countries, football is almost a way of life. Supporters from rival clubs hate each others and disturbances are quite common.

who win mexico, or USA.

Mexico won.

Landon Donovan had Swine Flu and in general the US collapsed in the second half.

US players were getting bags of puke thrown on em the whole game... and the stadium itself is physically indimidating and i believe at an elevated height.

Mexico might have the strongest home field advantage in the Americas.  Offset of course by the fact that they don't have the strongest team.

Here is a good article on it in general really from the perspective of an America sports writer.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090817