Are you interested in the 2026 World Cup? Even if you are not a sports fan the fever is palpable for many.
Marie and I were lucky enough to be in St. Petersburg during the 2018 World Cup held in Russia. This was well before the war in Ukraine. For us it was a very exciting experience. Here is the post that I wrote about that day.
While we did not go to a game, we got caught up in all the excitement. I went out with Jack from Virginia on an evening tour. Here are a few pics including drinking vodka with the locals who were happy to welcome us.
As we strolled down Nevsky Prospect, fans from Iran and Morocco were everywhere as their teams would play there the next night. National and cultural pride was being expressed with exuberance. Suddenly two Russians crashed the show as their team had just beat Saudi Arabia 5 to 0 in Moscow. We were all screaming with excitement no matter who you were cheering for.
Iran beat Morocco 1 to 0 the next night. France defeated Croatia 2 to 0 to win the final for the cup that year. This year anything can happen including a Canadian win. Despite all the negatives about high ticket prices, corruption, politics and racism, it’s still a pretty good show.
Little Curaçao plays Germany today and has sent 3000 fans to see the game in Houston (that’s 2% of their total population at the game!!!)
Don’t miss it folks it even if you are not a fan of the beautiful game!
