High speed rail from Dali to Lijiang ought to be complete this December.

You mean the art form of wriggling on the ground hoping their dying performances would impress a Hollywood scout much less the refs?

No anguish in Sergio Ramos' tears? Speaking of which, adios tiki-taka. Watching 120 minutes of that into the wee hours reminded me why I prefer NBA Dubs.

Flip side, witnessing the collective jubilation of the Russian host nation in their improbable penalty shootout victory nearly justified the over lengthy foreplay.

The climatic joy & tears on the field of competition/survival are for a lack of a better word, the celebration of life. That's the FIFA drama i'm more intrigued by.

Because it's once every four years, the gratification of winning and the anguish of losing is greatly enhanced, as reflected by intensity of spectators and global viewership.

MOTD: Spain v.s. Russia

Legal BBC One streaming:
tvplayer.com/watch/bbcone

via any ExpressVPN UK location

That 19 year old Mbappé owned this match. 3 goals were attributed to him.

Anyone with ExpressVPN can watch legally on BBC ONE via UK location.

Argentina v.s. France is streaming right now at highest 576p quality without any freezing/skipping with "UK- Berkshire 2" (UDP - Openvpn protocol):

tvplayer.com/watch/bbcone

Cheers!