Jul 17, 2018
We’re (Kind of) All in This Together: Watching the World Cup at the End of the World
It isn’t that we sought to separate the “real world” from the matches—just that, for a time, we had something else to think about.
It isn’t that we sought to separate the “real world” from the matches—just that, for a time, we had something else to think about.
On watching the World Cup in spite of everything, and finding camaraderie with friends and strangers alike.
As in any other sport, the point is the narrative—but no other sport magnifies its lore in the same way as soccer.