𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞. 🇺🇸 The game poured into the United States through its airports and railway stations, occupied its downtowns and suburbs, and turned stadium parking lots into temporary republics of colour, song and shared obsession. Argentinians carried their mate through hotel lobbies. Mexicans arrived with sombreros and booming brass bands. Brazilians brought drums, Colombians danced, the English colonised…