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Ahh,.. the smell of the turf, the roar of the crowd. The strategies, the mind games. The pride of nations gathered for a few short weeks of knock-down, drag-out tournament fighting. The skill and experience of mighty champions pitted against fledlings and minnows with nothing to lose.
Cover-defense, counter-attack and flanking... tearing away up the field only to have your legs cut away from behind. The agony of defeat. The final exhilaration of putting one away in the back of the net... and the sheer bloody incompetence of the partisan ref.
Yeees. Sports fans. For a few short weeks the world's best gather to tough it out for that moment of glory.
This week, the order of battle has been proclaimed at last. The pools are decided. Pool teams play in a round of each-against-each before moving on to knockout rounds, culminating in .....
The World Cup Final!!!
Cover-defense, counter-attack and flanking... tearing away up the field only to have your legs cut away from behind. The agony of defeat. The final exhilaration of putting one away in the back of the net... and the sheer bloody incompetence of the partisan ref.
Yeees. Sports fans. For a few short weeks the world's best gather to tough it out for that moment of glory.
This week, the order of battle has been proclaimed at last. The pools are decided. Pool teams play in a round of each-against-each before moving on to knockout rounds, culminating in .....
The World Cup Final!!!
Only 85 days, 1 hour, four minutes and thirty seconds to go sports fans! 
Sadly, there is no World Cup in Hurling. 
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