A hot, hot World Cup on the cards


A massive 48 teams, a fiery debate over prices of tickets and matches at midday – the World Cup is going to face a lot of heat. Let’s hope quality football will prevail in the end.

THE lad with the tray stacked with bottles of mineral water was whistling as he walked by, and the Japanese girl in front of me started waving frantically.

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