I learned today that there’s a law in Argentina that men who don’t pay child support are banned from soccer/football stadiums. There’s a registry of 13,000 men that Argentina sent to US authorities asking them to not allow them into World Cup games.
England v Croatia is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both countries have a UNESCO World Heritage Site named after a Roman emperor.
England has Hadrian’s Wall. Croatia has Diocletian’s Palace in Split.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography(ish)-based World Cup analysis.
🚨💣 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄: More players are expected to make statements against the hydration breaks in the World Cup, particularly after Virgil van Dijk voiced his concerns.
They feel that FIFA are slowly turning football into a four quarter sport just to push more advertisements despite the detriment of the game.