The Unforgettable World Cup Quotes

“Irony”
― The Wall Street Journal, The Unforgettable World Cup: 31 Days of Triumph and Heartbreak in Brazil

“with fans seeking”
― The Wall Street Journal, The Unforgettable World Cup: 31 Days of Triumph and Heartbreak in Brazil

“Neymar went off on a stretcher, there was no sense around the stadium that his tournament was done. Everyone was far more preoccupied by Brazil hanging onto its slender lead.”
― The Wall Street Journal, The Unforgettable World Cup: 31 Days of Triumph and Heartbreak in Brazil

“Over $500 Million Later, Brazil’s Maracanã Is Still Cursed”
― The Wall Street Journal, The Unforgettable World Cup: 31 Days of Triumph and Heartbreak in Brazil

“less down the road. Brazilians are known to hang streamers and paint their streets in the green and yellow of the country’s flag at Cup time. There was almost none of that. On opening day, at the Itaquerão, São Paulo was cold, drizzly and flagless. Tension”
― The Wall Street Journal, The Unforgettable World Cup: 31 Days of Triumph and Heartbreak in Brazil

“was knocked out of the tournament with a cracked vertebra—but”
― The Wall Street Journal, The Unforgettable World Cup: 31 Days of Triumph and Heartbreak in Brazil