When the USA football team upset Spain in the Federation Cup a week ago the boys I work with couldn't stop talking about how big of a deal this was. Embarrassed that I was caught unaware that my home country had broken the Spaniards 36 game winning streak in the most popular sport in the world, I made it a point with the boys that I'd become knowledgeable before the championship match Sunday.
Rearranging my priorities for the weekend, I made plans to spend the night at Gyero Sunday night. With 25 of the boys and I surrounding a 15' TV we watch the match on the one public station available in Gyero. Going into the game expecting us to loose, I was given a sense of hope with a surprising 2-0 lead at halftime. That hope vanished over the duration of the second half as Brazil displayed their dominance by scoring three goals to take home the Federation Cup in a 3-2 victory.
Although the Americans didn't bring home the cup, the night wasn't a total lose as relationships were strengthened thru a commonality in sports.
Snapped right as Brazil score a goal
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