I don’t want to depress you any more than necessary in these stressful times, but next year is a World Cup year. The 2022 event, to be hosted in the tiny Middle Eastern state of Qatar, has become like one of those ominous dates in your calendar you hope that time will somehow defy. The final exam you haven’t studied for. Lunch with the profane and racist uncle. The office holiday party. The game against the team whose coach never stops yelling even as they’re beating you 7-0.
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