For many who do NOT follow soccer, the quest of trophy for kicking a ball from one end of the field to the next seems ridiculous, if not obscure – the passion among those who choose to forget the world’s or their own country’s greater concerns for at least 90 minutes every day for almost a month can make friends into rivals and vice versa! If there were any harsh feelings, it is hoped all disputes were peaceful and any need for a taxi to carry sour grapes’ pals was solved by checking the Yellow Pages!