Pretoria-Dutch fans are painting Tshwane orange ahead of their national team's World Cup final match against Spain at Soccer City tonight.
Dressed in orange, the Dutch fans assembled at Pretoria's Church Square before they took their "oranje" parade along Paul Kruger Street to Pretoria train station, where they will get on a train to the soccer match.
The City of Tshwane also urged local soccer fanatics to join the campers in their Oranje parade.
An estimated 400 Dutch fans made a special trip to South Africa and stayed overnight in Tshwane before taking the official orange parade. They will go to Soccer City by train from Nasrec station.
Fans without match tickets will be transported to the Tshwane Fan Fest for another Oranje gathering.
The oranje parade organisers chartered planes from Amsterdam which arrived at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday evening and 4:00 on Sunday morning respectively.
Tshwane spokesperson, Console Tleane said: "It has been a massive logistical operation from both the City of Tshwane and De Oranjecamping organisers.
"Fans had flown back to the Netherlands after their camping trip around the country during June and were honestly not expecting a final. The match tickets, planes, buses, train and accommodation for the 400 enthusiasts have been pulled together in a little over 48 hours," said.
He said the City will have buses at Pretoria Station to transport the remaining fans without match tickets to the Tshwane Fan Fest at the Centurion Cricket Grounds.
Tleane said the buses will return from the Fan Fest to Church Square at midnight for those who have left their vehicles in town.
The Oranjecamping is believed to be the world's largest football fan camp and in the past month has seen a convoy of 175 vehicles travelling across the entire African continent. The camp was based at Fountains Valley in Tshwane during the first week of the tournament.
"We are pleased and honoured that The Oranjecamping chose to make Tshwane final stay in South Africa. It is fitting that they close camp in Tshwane before they kick-off their chance at making history of winning the World Cup for the first time," he said
