Yuletide Football in the Middle of a Desert
By Rebecca Calderon
We have many long-standing World Cup traditions in our house and the pinnacle is a pre-match meal comprised of food and drink from the two nations competing in the final. Argentina v. France was not difficult to create and after knocking back Malbec and Sauternes we merrily trudged to our seats in anticipation of a decent match. World Cup finals are rarely any good, often a complete anti-climax and the 2022 offering was no different to an extent as Argentina completely dominated the first three quarters. By the 70th minute I was sulking on the sofa audibly complaining saying things like “What has happened to France?” “England must be even worse that we thought!” “Is this really due to a virus?”
