I had finished watching the drama of the penalty kicks at this year’s World Cup final between Japan and the United States. Prior to the match my daughter mentioned she wanted to view the final so she could see her two favorite countries play against each other.
On the surface this would seem contradictive to idea of pulling for your country in a championship game which is designed to determine a winner and a loser. However, since our children have citizenship in both nations and can speak Japanese and English at a fluent level why shouldn’t she be able to support both teams?
As the family watched the match we all felt the ebb and flow as momentum shifted back and forth from the United States seeming to have the World Cup won on several occasions and fulfilling its dream versus the rejoicing at the final penalty kick after battling back from multiple deficits to give Japan a bit of hope in light of the disaster than occurred last March and the on-going support and prayer which will be needed in spite of the daily updates on the calamity are no longer being in the news.
At the end there was a winner, a loser and the supporters of each side. The final was one for the ages, filled with action and drama played by two proud teams representing their countries. The winners and losers showed grace and class on both sides.
Admittedly, my daughter did not chose her nationalities, her mother and I determined that however, after today’s game the dignity of the two teams made both sides wonderful choices of countries to root for.
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