World Cup Final: The Shots Heard Around the World

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken attends the U.S.-Wales Men’s World Cup Match and Opening Ceremony in Doha, Qatar, on November 21, 2022. [State Department photo by Ronny Przysucha/ Public Domain]

Wow, what a World Cup final. Talk about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Lionel Messi’s Argentina defeated Kylian Mbappe’s France, and this week they’ll be back to their day job as teammates for Paris Saint-Germain.

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Sunday, they put it all on the line for their countries for all the world to see. Literally. This is the world’s game. And now my family’s too.

I used to get annoyed with all the flopping and the drama. But now? I still get annoyed with all the flopping and drama, but I can see why when there’s hockey-like contact out there and see the art of it all too. We’ve never been so glued to a soccer game.

The world’s game was on display, and host Qatar made it work. Here’s what stood out to me in yesterday’s broadcast, as pointed out by the announcer: Many fans in the stadium spent their life savings to attend this World Cup. Imagine doing that for your team’s appearance in the Super Bowl, for example, and you get the picture of how much this means.

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com To sign up for my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter, click here.