There are the same old powerhouses who will likely win it, but for me the joy comes from the smaller stories like Cape Verde fullback Roberto Lopes. Playing in the Irish league, and called up to the national team by the coach via a linkedin message, he ignored it because was written in Portuguese. 9 months later the coach reached out again, only this time, Roberto copied and pasted the message in google translate and realised the magnitude of the dm. A few days ago 69th ranked Cape Verde heroically drew with 3rd ranked Spain in their opening game.
For 90 minutes, contrary to how much of society operates, the smallest might just overcome the biggest. Despite all the signs, for a few important moments, we’re reminded that money can't buy everything.
