Newlyweds planned to watch World Cup in Salvador, Brazil - ended up in San Salvador, El Salvador
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Football-loving newlyweds from Australia were the victims of a travel agent debacle that sent them to San Salvador, in El Salavador, instead of their desired destination: Salvador in Brazil.
Orin and Melissa van Lingen, who married last June, delayed their honeymoon so that they could save enough money to attend the World Cup - or so they thought.
Due to an epic mix-up by their travel agent, the van Lingens were actually sent to San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador - not Salvador, Brazil, where Friday's Spain versus the Netherlands game was being played.
The couple had purchased tickets to watch the Group B match, but was forced to watch the game on television - in a different country.
"We were completely devastated," Mrs van Lingen told the Sunday Territorian.
"The hardest part was seeing my husband's face - it was heartbreaking."
Fortunately, the travel agency responsible for the mix-up has done its best to right its wrongs, and the couple are on their way to Brazil.
Orin and Melissa van Lingen, who married last June, delayed their honeymoon so that they could save enough money to attend the World Cup - or so they thought.
Due to an epic mix-up by their travel agent, the van Lingens were actually sent to San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador - not Salvador, Brazil, where Friday's Spain versus the Netherlands game was being played.
The couple had purchased tickets to watch the Group B match, but was forced to watch the game on television - in a different country.
"We were completely devastated," Mrs van Lingen told the Sunday Territorian.
"The hardest part was seeing my husband's face - it was heartbreaking."
Fortunately, the travel agency responsible for the mix-up has done its best to right its wrongs, and the couple are on their way to Brazil.
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