The soccer World Cup in Brazil begins in eight weeks. The U.S. has qualified for the last 20 years, but most in the US don’t realize that the finals are coming up. It would be very had not to know that the national team qualified in Colombia (and is considered a possible favorite). National team jerseys are everywhere. Pottery is popular in the crafts markets; many artisans have diversified their usual products to include piggy banks in the form of the World Cup trophy. I didn’t have my phone, but the best photo was at the university. I’m not sure how it works, but there is a type of collector cards system for players on the national team. On the first day of release, there were large clusters of students. I couldn’t see if they were buying or trading the cards.