World Cup Fever Is Real, and These Stories Prove It

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Connor Finnegan
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World Cup Fever Is Real, and These Stories Prove It
Supporters of Spanish national football team celebrate during the Spanish team's victory parade following their victory over the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup on July 12, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. Credit: Angel Martinez

Every sport has its base of diehard fans, but few events seems to make people go quite as crazy as the World Cup.

With people watching around the world, times of matches are bound to prove inconvenient for some. So people are sneakily watching at work, or setting their alarms for the middle of the night, or putting everything else in their lives on hold.

We asked fanatics to share their favorite World Cup moments on Fancred, a social network for sports fans, and on Twitter.

Take a look through our favorite stories in the RebelMouse below, and let us know how far you've gone to watch World Cup matches using the hashtag #WorldCupMemories.

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