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    'Fanaticos' show infectious enthusiasm

    Associated Press

    Wednesday, March 30, 2005

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The flags began flying 10 hours before the game. Then came the caravans of family cars, the droves of Guatemala "fanaticos" and the endless tributes of beeping horns and cheers. The fans traveled overnight from Chicago and Maryland, and they flew in from Miami and Los Angeles. They came, Guatemala fans said, because Wednesday night's World Cup qualifier against the United States signified much more than a soccer match. "They don't have their papers, so they want to ...

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