What is a great way to spend Father's Day? Go watch a World Cup match with your kids! That was what I did today, as I went to the Egypt vs New Zealand match at BC Place Stadium with my 3 kids. It was an awesome experience! All my kids and I really enjoyed the game and we had a great time.

The stadium was rocking and loud; vibes were high. There were definitely more Egypt fans than New Zealand fans. Even though they were out numbered, the New Zealand fans were loud, especially when they scored the first goal. But when Egypt scored their first goal in the second half, the stadium went berserk! And when Mo Salah scored the go ahead goal, it felt like the stadium's roof was going to get blown away by the roar and cheer. The third goal by Egypt was just icing on the cake, but the stadium still went into a frenzy with that one. Even though I was sitting pretty close to the net, too bad all the scoring happened on the other net. I was able to see all the goals pretty clearly, but it would have been nice if some or all of the goals were scored on the net close to us. I wasn't supporting either team, and was just happy to experience the beautiful game up close with my kids. Here are some photos I took during this memorable Father's Day.

We got off the Main Street Science World SkyTrain station and started our way towards BC Place Stadium. Science world turned into a huge football.

BC Place Stadium in sight.

Looking at BC Place and Rogers Arena across false creek. Rogers Area used to be called GM Place where the Vancouver Grizzlies used to play.

A group of Egypt fans partying along the road.

Security was quick and easy to pass. This spot is already past security. There are still so many people. I remember the jumbotron showed during the game saying that there were more than 52k people in the stadium today.

We found our entry gate and entered the stadium.

Inside the stadium. We got here 2 hours early, so we had some time to kill.

Flags were laid on the pitch, players lined up, getting ready for kickoff.

Game on!

Not only the players get a water break, the grass get a water break too. Fans were booing the water break though, haha.

The 3 dudes sitting in front of us got this wave going. I only showed a short moment of this wave, but it went around the whole stadium a good 3 to 4 loops before stopping. It's cool that once you get a wave started, it keeps on going for quite a while before it stops.

Egypt freekick near the net. A good opportunity and near miss for Egypt to equalize the scoring in the first half.

We were hungry and got footlong hotdogs for snack at halftime.

Some action near the net close to us.

New Zealand trying to get back into the game. But it was already 3-1 with little time left. They would go on to lose the game 3-1.

Saw this guy biking with an inflatable floating football during our walk from the stadium to the SkyTrain station.

We were all headed toward the SkyTrain station.

We all got these fan ID after we passed the ticket gate. They were handed out to all attendees as a souvenir.

In the end, of course I need to show off the best part of my special Father's Day experience: receiving gifts from all three kids. /FLEX!