As, you may know, It is the World Cup. I like to think of this as a month long holiday that happens every four years where all of the world stops and wonders, “Who will be the next champion?”
Now that we’re out of the group stage, past the round of 16 and into the quarters a lot of people, myself included, have found ourselves without a team to cheer on from here on in (Go, USA!). Honestly, my bracket has been completely destroyed. I was just listening to a piece on NPR about who to follow now. And, the guy suggested that instead of looking for a team to root for, you can look for a team to root against. In general, I like this suggestion because I’m a snarky human being. However, my favorite team to root against is also out. (Sorry, England.)
But, I unexpectedly found a new team to support while watching my team (Go USA!). Ghana is a lot of fun to watch (unless they’re playing the US.) They’ve knocked us out of two World Cups (boo!). Also, they’ve never won a World Cup (only seven countries have ever won the World Cup: (West) Germany, England, Uruguay, Brazil, Italy, Argentina and France). How awesome would it be to watch a first time winner at the first Championship held on the African Subcontinent? Go, Ghana!
