But the thing is, it doesn’t have to be the World Cup, you don’t even need to be at a soccer stadium, for fans to go above and beyond to show they’re
My childhood and adolescence were deeply marked by stadium trips, painted faces, colorful jerseys, viewing parties, soccer cook-offs and lots of weird, weird practices, all aimed to honor the game—needless to say, we very rarely enjoy a match sitting on the couch like normal human beings!
Soccer season, especially during the final rounds of important tournament like the World Cup, can turn some people into anti-social hibernating bastards, but it’s okay because if you’re hanging out with the right crowd, they will want to socialize around the game and not try to pull you away from it, little Judases.
(And if you don’t do well in the World Cup qualifiers, then you don’t get to go to the World Cup, so there’s that!)