Best captain. Best footy data nerd. Even better friend. 🫶🏼

🤣🤣🤣 I’m going to take the order in which you put the coloured hearts as your final ranking.

Thanks for sharing, dear friend!

The spot was filmed in rural Ontario, although not quite near Thunder Bay. That said, the location was chosen for its similarities to that infamous stretch of highway.

The weight was off our shoulders.
Tensions were released.
Hope was renewed.

Before the game, the captain had assured us that if we got back on the bus, we wouldn’t be left stranded.

That day, 40M 🇦🇷s hopped back on and settled in for the ride.

Boy, was it worth it.
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Were inappropriate things said? Yes.
Did I cry? Yes.
Was all the tension released? Almost.

It wouldn’t be until the 86’, when Enzo received the ball from Messi at the corner, and did a beautiful step over before dipping his shoulder and slotting it into the top corner that the release would come.

Watching the World Cup in a country that isn’t your own means you’re always in hostile territory…and I was watching this particular game at a Mexican household.

So as Messi placed that impossible shot into that impossible corner, I did the only decent thing I could: I ran out of the room to scream.

Last one!

Being a 9-year-old and seeing your rich friend come to school with a brand new Tricolore in his bag...waiting anxiously for that first recess to arrive...🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲