2026-06-23, 12:32 PM - Word count:
Wouldnt you know it and we are smack in the middle of the world cup group stage. As always lately with these world cups who turn out to be a lot more political than they used to be, I always hate the wind up to them and once we are in the actual world cup, the momentum builds, the fun matches start to play out and the excitement slowly but surely creeps up on me.
Once again the good old superstars of the last decades, who we all wrote of at some point, start scoring again. Sure the opponents might not be the best and we are not in the playoffs yet, but lets be real. Who doesnt like to watch Messi score a hattrick. Yes even against Algeria. Or Ronaldo bag two against Uzbekistan at 41 years old.
As much as I shat on the new format myself and making qualification possible for teams such as Curacao or Cape Verde, I have to admit they are punching well above their weight. Both of them even taking points of much stronger opponents. To be honest, next to the fans from teams all over the world who turn the world cup into a beautiful festival every 4 years, the storylines of these incredible underdogs might be my favorite thing to come out of this years world cup. And that will only be topped if Germany goes on to win it all.
I hope you can all enjoy the world cup so far and may the best team win.
Once again the good old superstars of the last decades, who we all wrote of at some point, start scoring again. Sure the opponents might not be the best and we are not in the playoffs yet, but lets be real. Who doesnt like to watch Messi score a hattrick. Yes even against Algeria. Or Ronaldo bag two against Uzbekistan at 41 years old.
As much as I shat on the new format myself and making qualification possible for teams such as Curacao or Cape Verde, I have to admit they are punching well above their weight. Both of them even taking points of much stronger opponents. To be honest, next to the fans from teams all over the world who turn the world cup into a beautiful festival every 4 years, the storylines of these incredible underdogs might be my favorite thing to come out of this years world cup. And that will only be topped if Germany goes on to win it all.
I hope you can all enjoy the world cup so far and may the best team win.
