BRAZIL 2014: HOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN
It is no gainsaying that the Brazil 2014 edition of FIFA world cup has witnessed earthquake of emotions; some-emotions of joy, hope, aspirations and others of sadness and defeat. The reason for this is not far fetched as it can be summarized this way, one, the rising of the 'underdogs', two, the fall of the 'heroes', in the history of the of the prestigious showpiece.
Going down the memory lane, the defeat of Goliath, the great Philistine warrior, who had been a threat to the Israelites for many years as given by the biblical account, reminds me of something special. Guess what! -heroes are always prone to depreciation in strength if not fall entirely.
In this case, many would easily attribute the defeat to the popular trend; 'The hand of God'. This is as a result of the general belief that the universe is created, ordered and controlled by a supreme being or force otherwise known as 'God'. Yet, one might be prompted to ask, has Spain, Italy, England, Portugal and others fallen short of God's hand? Well the simple answer is that, God is not man and as such, he is not partial in dealing with human beings. Indeed, the Brazil 2014 World Cup has buttressed or better still, justified the assertion that 'All human are equal' regardless of their race, color, sex, religion ethnic groups and nationalities.
However, there was a global outrage when Spain, holders and champions of the last edition, Italy, England and others were eliminated at the early group stage of the competition. Similarly, African power-house like: Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory coast were all shown the way out to the competition. Were they in any way better than other countries? definitely, they are not. Perhaps, out of shock or suprise, many questioned, has Spain dominance in football come to an end? Well, the answer may vary based on individual ideologies and level of reasoning.
As the case may be, it obvious that there has been a catabolic meltdown in Spain's dominance in world football. Their 3-0 defeat last year to Brazil in the confederations cup final might not have accurately answered the question, but this year's world cup had proven beyond all doubts that they are in need of able-legs if they were to shake the world again. Interestingly, some countries portrayed as 'underdogs' by history have indeed done exploits- an attempt to dispelled the claim that 'history counts at any given time'. The likes of Costa Rica, Greece, Iran and their African counterpart, Algeria to mention a few took the world centre stage, with a display of doggedness, ressilence spirit and ability to compete for the world glory. Netherland and Chile's 'killer spirit' against Spain clearly indicates that man can always do the impossible.
The twist and turn of this year's edition of the world cup, is a wake up call to other 'weaker nations' to do away with inferiority complex and be battle ready for the next edition in Russia, 2018, a move that is sine-qua non to the growth of other spheres of life.
It is no gainsaying that the Brazil 2014 edition of FIFA world cup has witnessed earthquake of emotions; some-emotions of joy, hope, aspirations and others of sadness and defeat. The reason for this is not far fetched as it can be summarized this way, one, the rising of the 'underdogs', two, the fall of the 'heroes', in the history of the of the prestigious showpiece.
Going down the memory lane, the defeat of Goliath, the great Philistine warrior, who had been a threat to the Israelites for many years as given by the biblical account, reminds me of something special. Guess what! -heroes are always prone to depreciation in strength if not fall entirely.
In this case, many would easily attribute the defeat to the popular trend; 'The hand of God'. This is as a result of the general belief that the universe is created, ordered and controlled by a supreme being or force otherwise known as 'God'. Yet, one might be prompted to ask, has Spain, Italy, England, Portugal and others fallen short of God's hand? Well the simple answer is that, God is not man and as such, he is not partial in dealing with human beings. Indeed, the Brazil 2014 World Cup has buttressed or better still, justified the assertion that 'All human are equal' regardless of their race, color, sex, religion ethnic groups and nationalities.
However, there was a global outrage when Spain, holders and champions of the last edition, Italy, England and others were eliminated at the early group stage of the competition. Similarly, African power-house like: Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory coast were all shown the way out to the competition. Were they in any way better than other countries? definitely, they are not. Perhaps, out of shock or suprise, many questioned, has Spain dominance in football come to an end? Well, the answer may vary based on individual ideologies and level of reasoning.
As the case may be, it obvious that there has been a catabolic meltdown in Spain's dominance in world football. Their 3-0 defeat last year to Brazil in the confederations cup final might not have accurately answered the question, but this year's world cup had proven beyond all doubts that they are in need of able-legs if they were to shake the world again. Interestingly, some countries portrayed as 'underdogs' by history have indeed done exploits- an attempt to dispelled the claim that 'history counts at any given time'. The likes of Costa Rica, Greece, Iran and their African counterpart, Algeria to mention a few took the world centre stage, with a display of doggedness, ressilence spirit and ability to compete for the world glory. Netherland and Chile's 'killer spirit' against Spain clearly indicates that man can always do the impossible.
The twist and turn of this year's edition of the world cup, is a wake up call to other 'weaker nations' to do away with inferiority complex and be battle ready for the next edition in Russia, 2018, a move that is sine-qua non to the growth of other spheres of life.
