Nations of immigrants celebrating the World Cup

The FIFA World Cup gets the same grief that the Olympics does. That is given and understood – it is a large, international undertaking. There are many moves to be made and pieces to be fit together before such an event occurs. And the moves that occur are not ones we always agree with. These are the times we live in.

But like the Russian Winter Olympics and the Qatar World Cup, (and Eurovision, lately) something happens when the athletes and performers take the stage. It is events magic, really. We as a society put down the phones (or follow BBS Sport Live or listen to it on Radio 5) and get glued to the game unfolding. We watch the multi-racial, multi-immigrant footballers of every nation run and represent the world on the pitch.

Suddenly, everyone knows where Cabo Verde is and how the 40-year old goalkeeper has now brought over his mother to watch him, the onerous visa fees having been waived for her. They scored two goals last night while we slept here in the UK, equalling former double World Cup winners Uruguay – they won the first two World Cups, as a matter of fact.

Now, on a dairy note, we all know Uruguay is one of the big 7 in dairy production, exporting more than 70 per cent of its 2.219 billion litres annually to over 60 markets. Its dairy exports amount to eight per cent of its total value in that area. Like Ireland, it is not a large country geographically, but on the global dairy stage, it represents.

So, it’s all about respect to every country, no matter what size it is. The little ones count too and have so much to offer on a larger stage. We must always be mindful of that.

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