The national flags of Iran (L) and Portugal (R) are hung ready at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk on June 24, 2018, on the eve of their Russia 2018 World Cup Group B football match against Portugal. / AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ
Financial gains
How much are you willing to pay to see your country win the World Cup? Dutch bank ING asked supporters of nine World Cup finalists. Argentines topped the poll, with 41 percent questioned saying they were prepared to give up one percent of their annual salary to see Lionel Messi and company lift the trophy on July 15. The French, Argentina’s last-16 rivals, were less committed, with only 14 percent prepared to sacrifice some of their hard-earned euros on seeing Didier Deschamps’s men triumph.
On the chin
Michy Batshuayi’s clumsy celebrations after Adnan…
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