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No distance too far for one Dutch World Cup fan

2014-06-13 57 Dailymotion

The World Cup is worth thousands of miles on the road for one Dutch fan.<br/> <br />13,000 miles, to be exact.<br/> <br />The spirit of the World Cup has infected a 53-year-old Dutchman named Ben, and his colorful truck named "Nellie."<br/> <br />They rolled across Brazil's northern border in late May in his original 1955 Chevy, after a five-month journey that began in San Francisco.<br/> <br />For Ben, the World Cup is more than just soccer.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) DUTCH SOCCER FAN, BEN OUDE KAMPHUIS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The spirit of football, and football being so powerful, through football that the world comes together. Everybody watches the World Cup. And it's so powerful that through football I think we can have a bit of a better life together. We are all brothers and sisters. There is no difference between Africa or China or Russian or Holland or Brazil. So, through football, I feel like, you know, it's so powerful that yes, we can stop racism, and we can stop discrimination, you know, just around t

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