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2018 world cup

Hospitality beyond World Cup Host Cities

Thousands of miles from the closest host city, Russian people’s kindness continues to impress

BlogCulture 7 years ago

I may be a rapid soccer fan, but I’m also an environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights advocate, so I couldn’t resist the temptation of visiting … Continue reading →

Goodbye Uruguay

A disappointing exit despite an exemplary performance from the small country with an enormous soccer culture

BlogCulture 7 years ago

One of just three teams to earn all nine possible points in the group stage, and the only team to do so without conceding a … Continue reading →

Hospitable ‘Hooligans’

Our man in Volgograd watches and plays soccer during the World Cup in Russia

BlogCulture 7 years ago

Unlike American football, most soccer fans actually play (or used to play) the sport they watch so passionately, so soccer spectators frequently transform themselves into … Continue reading →

World Cup Update

Sleepless in Saransk

BlogCulture 7 years ago

The capital city of the Republic of Mordovia (from where all Finno-Ugric peoples originate, purportedly), Saransk, is the smallest city to host World Cup matches … Continue reading →

Cueva, Cueva, Cueva

Peruvian fans defy disheartenment in their first World Cup in 36 years

BlogCulture 7 years ago

The collective sigh of disbelief and disappointment seemed deafening and debilitating for a couple seconds, during Peru’s World Cup opener against Denmark June 16, but … Continue reading →

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