fifa-world-cups-4-year

  Brazil and Argentina have a chance to elude European hegemony in the World Cup in the "winter." The image of Ronaldo running for the corner flag that night in Yokohama, pointing his right index finger and grinning toothily, stands on the wall like a faded diploma. The world's total memory has decreased to merely minutes, if not less, in the last twenty years. The picture of Lionel Messi glumly pacing past the World Cup at the Maracana eight summers ago is still vivid, but it is also slowly fading. For the first time on the Arabian Peninsula, the caravan will breathe the arid desert air of Qatar during the 22nd edition of the game, which was inspired by Jules Rimet's fantasy in 1930. The sports debate now centering on whether or not the "winter" World Cup presents a chance for Brazil and Argentina to challenge European hegemony. In order to make room for the quadrennial event, the football season was abruptly stopped halfway across the globe, and Europe is...