Will football fix everything? No. Will the same problems that existed before this tournament exist after? Of course. Will the worst person you know make withering comments about ‘sportsball’ and ‘bread and circuses’, and will they insist on sitting next to you in the canteen while you’re trying to watch highlights from the Jordan v Algeria 4am kick-off on the iPlayer? Yes, and yes. Sometimes, though, football is the greatest form of escapism...
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