World Cup Thoughts

Although my team (Mexico) has been eliminated from the world cup I am once again reminded why I watch. Although I always feel a sense of pride and accomplishment at my teams performance, it stems from the fact that my dad is a huge fútbol fan and it’s something we share. We sit and we discuss the teams and their performances. We talk about what our team is doing wrong or what it’s got down. It’s such a nice way to spend time with him. We both stress about the missed goals and opportunities, or how the referee is being completely unfair to our players, or how maybe this will be the year that Mexico plays 5 games (we’re hoping it’s in 2022), or how beautiful our national anthem sounds when everyone belts it out. I am reminded that although Mexico has never won a world cup it’s still such a joy that it can bring so many people together. I hope that it’s this way for everyone. Although many of us have lost our shot at the trophy I hope you’ve all enjoyed the ride. Good luck to the remaining teams. May you make your countries proud!!