The group stage of FIFA’s World Cup is the best thing sports has done ever.
There are other contenders. The NHL playoffs. March Madness. The 100 metre final in the Olympics. The final round at Augusta. All of Game of Zones. Yes. It’s all incredible.
But nothing tops the group stage. Every day there’s a mouth-watering match between planetary heavyweights. Every day there’s a chance for a historic upset that really means something — as opposed to this. Every day we find out how Europeans go insane for complicated drinking games.