You’ll be doing more than inhaling turkey, mashed potatoes, and copious amounts of pie this Thanksgiving.
For the first time, you’ll have another major sport to watch. Instead of that game they call “football” — despite someone using their foot only a dozen or so times a game — you’ll have the option to watch international soccer at its highest level. Woo!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I’m talking about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Soccer during the American holiday season: What a time to be alive.
On Friday, FIFA revealed the eight, four-team groups and overall favorites for this year’s tournament. Everyone, of course, complained, celebrated, and picked apart their place among the world soccer elite.
I will go ahead and do the hard work for you and tell you who and why will win that delightful golden ball on a small pedestal. I’m something of a Soccer Expert™ myself, so you can rest assured that each of these thoughts will age quite well.
Take it away, Mr. Osborne!
All odds and ends via Tipico Sportsbook.
