Read for 2 minutes26 Jun 2026 07:38 PM IST
comes after Norwegian ‘ro’ The Netherlands ‘Hop’. Arms linked in hundreds of rows, Dutch supporters cheered the crowd on the ‘Oranje Walk’ (March to the Match) in Kansas City before the final match against Tunisia – an impossible coordinated act that required synchronization.
The ‘hop’ involves fans lining up shoulder to shoulder, then moving up and down as the entire wave moves first left, then right to the upbeat music. The mantra consists of three hops in each direction, then repeat.
The lyrics read, “It’s time to party, pull out all the stops.. Let’s hope it doesn’t rain ’cause the roof’s blown .. Skip your meds, it’ll make you lose your mind… Everybody left to right, we’re going sideways.”
Thousands of people flocked to downtown Kansas City, Missouri, to create a sea of orange, and KCTV estimated the number at 20,000-23,000 as locals joined in. Kansas City police enjoyed the fan walk more than Dallas.
American cities are currently engaged in proving who is the best by visiting fans, with Boston and Miami battling over the Scots and Dallas and Kansas City attracting the Dutch.
Dressed in their signature orange livery, double-decker Orangebuses led the march at the Power and Light District. It then merges with the Grand Boulevard and the National War Museum.
Dutch fans turned up to the tune of 40,000 in 1974, dressed in orange, making history. Kansas City natives were educated through Tik Tok videos and Insta instructions to learn what ‘left’ and ‘right’ means in Dutch to join the ‘hop’. ‘Links’ to the left, ‘Rachts’ to the right.
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Videos of the march, where inflated footballs were thrown and cutouts of big names flitted around, went viral. A man in a burger suit gave a high five.
The Netherlands have a tough match against 7th seed Morocco in the knockout round.