Honestly, this is something I really much miss. I grew up in Guatemala, where most people are into football, and it is easy to find people who I can share the love for this sport. Many people in Guatemala complains about the corruption in the government, about the economical situation, about the robbery, and this list goes on, but whenever the national team is playing football, all is forgotten. I remembered there was a time when Guatemala played a friendly match with Brazil, a powerhouse int his sport, and of course Brazil was leading 1-0 for most of the game. Last minute of the game, and a corner kick from Guatemala, the player kicks it, and someone connects a header, and scores the tie! It was very exciting, and even one of my neighbors set up some firecrackers to celebrate.
The Euro 2016 is going to a round of 16, and there are many great surprises, teams that are supposed to be strong, are not doing that well, and "smaller" teams doing well.
One special mention I want to make is for Iceland, which has a population smaller than Newfoundland and Labrador; their population is that small, that 8% of its people are actually in France to support their team. Even with such a small country, they are able to assemble a team that qualified for the second round, and today they won their first game ever in Euro history thanks to a goal at the very last minute of the game. The excitement is beyond charts, especially from these Icelandic commentator: https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2016/jun/22/icelandic-commentator-goes-wild-after-icelands-winner-against-austria-audio
When I see this, I smile as I found someone with similar "pasion por el futbol"
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