Boss, guess what! I found out something juicy: a New Zealand goalkeeper, Michael Woud, postponed his wedding to go to the 2026 World Cup. Yeah, bro, exactly!
The 27-year-old, goalie for Auckland, got called up by coach Darren Bazeley as the third goalkeeper in the squad heading to the USA, Canada, and Mexico. And when I say third, I mean he's got zero chance of playing, but he's there, bro! His fiancée supported him, saying, "It's not a bad reason to postpone the wedding, the World Cup is once every four years."
So what about the wedding? That's once in a lifetime! But hey, everyone's got their priorities.
Me, if I had to choose between Mioara and a World Cup, I'd stay home so she wouldn't kill me, because my wife is scarier than any striker! Woud says he expects to sit on the bench and cheer on the others. "Good for him, but I say he'd better get married now, because after the World Cup he might get injured and end up with no wife and no career!
New Zealand is in Group G with Iran, Egypt, and Belgium. Just what they need: an Iran fighting over visas, an Egypt with Salah doing miracles, and a Belgium that commutes to World Cups. So far, the Kiwis have been to the World Cup twice: in 1982 they lost everything, and in 2010 they drew everything, without getting past the group stage.
So history isn't on their side. But hey, maybe this time they'll get a draw with Iran and go home with their heads held high! The squad is full of players from all corners of the world: from Chris Wood at Nottingham Forest to a guy from Braintree Town, which is the English fifth division!
That's modern football, bro: you've got stars and amateurs, and they all go to the World Cup to see what it's like. I wonder, if it were us in Romania, would we postpone the wedding for the World Cup? Well, we don't even have anyone to send, because we haven't qualified in ages!
So let's be serious: this New Zealander is making a big sacrifice, but maybe something good will come of it. Who knows, maybe he'll get a game and become a national hero! I'd watch their matches to see if they postpone having kids until the next World Cup!
Alright, I'm off to tell Mitică to bet an apple on New Zealand to draw with Iran, because that's their only chance!
