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Australian soccer fans in town for tomorrow's match against Egypt caught a different game tonight. The Texas Rangers welcomed the Aussies, who brought plenty of green and gold to America's pastime.Down Under at the DiamondAustralians are no strangers to baseball. But to experience "America's pastime" in Arlington was an opportunity the "Socceroos" did not want to miss out on. Australia will play Egypt in a knockout match at Dallas Stadium on Friday afternoon.The Rangers offered fans discounted tickets to Thursday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers and made sure they felt like part of the home crowd with rally towels and all. "You do know that we call this ‘America’s pastime,’ right?" FOX 4 asked one fan."Yeah, we’ve heard it’s like cricket. Everyone just drinks beer and watches the game," replied Sebastian Butler.The Randall family has spent the past month traveling around North America. They’ve gone to every World Cup match for Australia."I guess we’re here for a sports trip, wat
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One of the largest fireworks shows in the country is happening in North Texas.Kaboom Town brings fireworks, food, live music and an air show to Addison's Circle Park.More than half a million people are expected to attend Friday night's sold-out event and air show pilot Mike Gallaway says the event is one of the more fun events he gets to fly in."You get to fly right in the city," Gallaway said. "Oftentimes you fly air shows on the periphery of town, outside of town, but here we're right in the city."It's a hometown show for Gallaway, who said he got his start as a pilot 30 years ago at Addison's airport."I get to fly in front of my friends and family," Gallaway said. "When you get to fly in a hometown, a home game like this, it's a lot of fun."It's not all fun and games for the air show pilots. Gallaway says Addison presents its own challenges to preparation."This is a particularly difficult place to fly aerobatics, and I'll tell you, because you have Southwest Airlines coming in flyin
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Tonight's Mexico vs. Ecuador match drew another large crowd to FIFA Fan Festival Dallas and World Cup watch parties across North Texas.Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 in their Round of 32 World Cup match, with Mexico earning their first knockout stage win in the tournament since 1986.Hours before the Mexico vs. Ecuador knockout stage match began, fans piled into FIFA Fan Festival Dallas in Fair Park. The event is once again sold out, the third time the festival has sold out for a Mexico match.Fans who spoke to FOX 4 said they were confident in Mexico's chances."Seeing our team and how good we are, we got so much good talent now," Jocelyn, a Mexico fan, told FOX 4's Amelia Jones. "I don't want to see it go to waste."One Mexico fan drove down from Oklahoma to attend the watch party at Fair Park.Not to be deterred, there were a few Ecuador fans seen prior to the match at Fan Fest.Is Ecuador fan Jesus-David Cerdo intimidated by being surrounded by Mexico fans? "No, not at all," he told Jones.
