The World Cup

I had a great weekend catching up on a whole bunch of stuff in life. We’re in the final stages of wedding planning and believe that we’re just about 90% of the way there. Anyone that has planned a wedding probably can understand that feeling of relief of almost being done.

I’ve got a short, but busy week. And I am really looking forward to the Thanksgiving break to finalize everything and get some rest before the big weekend. Of course, the World Cup has to start this week which definitely complicates plans.

As a sports fan, it’s hard not to love the World Cup. I’m not the biggest soccer fan, but it’s the world’s game and it’s fun to watch the world compete against each other.

On the flip side, it’s hard to ignore the absurdity of the World Cup being held in Qatar. I have no desire to write about the BS that’s happening, so I’ll leave it at that there’s clear corruption involved at FIFA and it’s really sad to watch.

The US had a good shot to get beat Wales and get 3 points today, but we faltered. We had dominated the entire first half and I thought for a minute that we would walk in for an easy win. Unfortunately, Wales had different plans and put a lot of pressure on the young US team.

I believe our youth and inexperience really played a factor today. We played scared in the second half and it showed. We’re likely many years away at best from actually be in contention to winning the World Cup so my expectations are low. I am hoping for progress though and I think if we see that, I’ll come away happy.