WE LOVE THE CUP.
I mean, I’ve also gotten quite the blitz education in everything questionable Qatar has done over decades, and really, every host in recent history has come with its blemishes… but we’ve also seen so many matches played with a ton of heart. That’s football for you. The beautiful game that persists in spite of ugliness.
All my World Cup memories surround things like travel, gathering in pubs, or going out to a town square with a hostel’s worth of new friends to watch on a big screen. Whether it’s bottles of Taiwanese lagers, soju, or cups of chai that accompany the game… I absolutely love that feeling of being connected beyond geography and culture.
Wish I had the time and energy for a drawing for each club… Morocco especially, right now. But here’s the three you get from me. Korea’s got a bright future ahead. Messi perhaps having his best shot. And Belgium… well… I expected more from Belgium, but so be it.
