The current edition of the FIFA World Cup has seen some surprising, shocking moments. Firstly, the FIFA World Cup has shifted out of Europe and come to the Gulf region.
Then, we witnessed some upsets with some of the strongest European-South American teams losing to Asian-African teams. Saudi Arabia for instance, stunned Argentina in their opening match. South Korea beat Portugal, Japan beat Spain. Four time champions Germany is in bad shape and is facing exit from the present World Cup.
Surely, the rising power of Asian teams seems set to change the face of the football World Cup. Let’s wait and see. In the meanwhile of course, let the best team win, let the game of football win!
