There’s a virus-free parallel soccer universe out there that’s enjoying the hell out of its simultaneous European Championship and Copa América tournaments. In that universe, the major domestic leagues were decided weeks ago, one fortunate Concacaf country is basking in the historic glow of an inaugural Nations League title, and World Cup qualifying is just around the corner.
More than three months into the pandemic, that universe seems like a fantasy. And yet it’s still a lot easier to imagine than our real one. Here, some countries still haven’t come to terms with the severity of the coronavirus, and different regions of the world are at very different states of recovery and re-emergence.