Alyssa Chua

𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠. Content writer and ghostwriter for luxury brands. Traveler exploring the whole world, one culture at a time.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

World Cup fans whose first language is not English:

What’s a word from your language that American English desperately needs?

[Alyssa Chua @TheWriterLyz]

The Twitter timeline changes so fast. You like a few posts and then everything about a certain topic disappears and gets replaced by the ones you just engaged with.

[Alyssa Chua @TheWriterLyz]

@annamead551 I'm rebuilding my travel blog: https://t.co/62on6qHOcI

[Lama Jabr @authordeli33]

Calling all authors and writers!

I'm following back everyone in the community ❤ Drop your books, blogs, or projects below, and I'll gladly retweet.

Let's support each other!

#WritingCommunity #Books #Poems #Authors #Writers #ShamelessSelfpromowednesday

[Alyssa Chua @TheWriterLyz]

@authordeli33 Just relaunched my travel blog!
https://t.co/bERxRiDejc

[maddie rune🪰 @themaddierune]

Emily Dickinson never published in her lifetime, barely left her house, and wrote nearly 1,800 poems in secret. She was the original person who never posted but had an insane drafts folder. The greatest lurker in literary history.

[Paul J. Pastor @pauljpastor]

As if ChatGPT could ever compare to the feeling of walking alone through the basement of a quiet old library.

[Sports Illustrated FC @SI_FootballClub]

A first World Cup goal. A first World Cup point. DR Congo just showed the world what it means.

[Alyssa Chua @TheWriterLyz]

Why are some people writing on Twitter like they are on LinkedIn? 🤣

[Alyssa Chua @TheWriterLyz]

Writing with a bit of distraction on the side.
Been up since 5:30 or so. This miracle morning is brought to you by FIFA World Cup 2026.

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

PURE GREATNESS.

WHAT A DAY OF WORLD CUP FOOTBALL 🏆

[Alyssa Chua @TheWriterLyz]

FIRST HAT TRICK OF WORLD CUP AND OF COURSE IT'S MESSI!!!

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

You see an escalator at the Boston Garden, Norwegians see the opportunity to get in some rowing reps

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Scotland fans have donated nearly $30,000 to charities in Providence as a thank you for welcoming them for their World Cup matches.

• $10,000 to the children's hospital cancer unit
• $10,000 to soccer for underprivileged kids
• $6,500 to help kids learn bagpipes

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

We were delighted to present Gilbert Martina, the President of the Curaçao Football Federation, the certificate for the smallest country by population to qualify for the FIFA World Cup - 156,115 people 🇨🇼

[Alyssa Chua @TheWriterLyz]

Two goals for ELIJAH JUST of NEW ZEALAND in the IRN vs NZL game.

In case @Nike hasn't done anything yet, they should. Imagine Just for "Just do it."

[Alyssa Chua @TheWriterLyz]

@monemuze Since I started watching C-dramas, I've been so curious about how this tastes!

[World Cup 2026 Daily @TotalFootball]

Marcelo Bielsa refused to do any acting during the official World Cup photoshoot.

The Uruguayan 🇺🇾 coach has repeatedly denounced the tournament in the United States, criticizing its commercial and political excesses.

[Melissa Chen @MsMelChen]

Everyone has been so impressed by Japanese fans cleaning up after themselves but most probably missed this beautiful moment at the post-game (🇳🇱2 - 2🇯🇵) press conference.

Toward the end after reporters were done asking questions, 🇯🇵head coach, Hajime Moriyasu, asked to speak one more time.

🗣️ “May I speak?”

He turned to the Dutch reporters in the room.

🗣️ “I think there are many Dutch reporters here as well, so I’d like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people of the Netherlands once again.”

Moriyasu explained that when he became part of the Japan national team, Japanese football still had no professional league.

🗣️ “I was trained by a Dutch coach named Hans Ooft. It wasn’t just me. Japanese coaches in general were greatly influenced by him, which has led to the development of Japanese soccer today.”

He also mentioned another Dutch figure who shaped his career.

🗣️ “The legendary Dutch coach Wim Jansen served as the manager for J.League’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima and also as a coach for Urawa Reds, contributing to Japanese soccer.”

🗣️ “It’s not just those two. Many other coaches and players have contributed to raising the level of Japanese soccer, so I want to express my thanks. Thank you very much.”

What a masterclass in graciousness and gratitude. Imagine after a high-stakes match, instead of basking in glory and bravado (well-deserved in my opinion), the coach took to the microphone to... thank his opponents publicly and sincerely.

Japan's cultural operating system prizes harmony (wa), respect for precedent, and gratitude as a form of strength, not weakness. Japanese sports culture reflects its broader society where you'll see athletes bow to their opponents, thanking referees, and even crediting rivals or mentors.

Think of sumo wrestlers, Olympic athletes, or even bullet-train staff apologizing for a 30-second delay.

The Japanese have this concept of On (恩) - it is the sense of indebtedness to those who came before or helped you. It's what you'd expect from a culture that truly prizes continuity.

Moriyasu was acknowledging a real debt to Dutch coaches like Hans Ooft (who coached Japan in the early 90s and helped professionalize the game) and Wim Jansen. Japanese football openly credits foreign influences - Dutch "Total Football" philosophy, German organization, Brazilian flair - while building something distinctly their own. Few nations do this with such little ego.

Japan is pure class

[EuroFoot @eurofootcom]

🇨🇻😢 Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha: "I cried after the game because I grew up with my grandparents when I was a kid, and they could not be there. They passed away a few years ago. My mum could not be here either for a VISA issue, and the money we had to pay for it. We did not manage to do this in time." (@TheAthleticFC)