Tag archives for World Cup 2018
Apathy in France
Luther Sullivan I am watching the World Cup on TV channel TF1 in a street in Paris. “No bet no game”, declares a prominent advert (in English) during half time.…
Anguish in Peru
Felix Sullivan Peru last went to a world cup in 1982. They are also at an impressively high 11th in the FIFA rankings (above England). There has been a huge…
Jubilation in Hastings (for now)
Popular expectations of World Cup success for the England team this time round have seemed at an all-time low. They are what a trade analyst might call a damaged brand…