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Speaker 1

00:00

Okay, the World Cup starts this week, and I am both excited and extremely conflicted about it. Now, I know, in America, soccer is something you pick your ten-year-old daughter up from. But for me and everyone else on Earth, it's a little more important. Soccer had become Brazil's religion.

Speaker 1

00:20

In Colombia, soccer was a religion. Football is a religion here. Soccer or football, like we say, it's a religion. Yeah, and they're not exaggerating.

Speaker 1

00:31

When David Beckham got a tattoo of Jesus, the response of most soccer fans was, ooh, that's huge for Jesus. That's a big deal for him. Here's my conflict. The World Cup is 1 of my favorite things, but it's organized by these guys.

Speaker 1

00:50

FIFA. You either know it as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association... -...or that soccer video game you have. -...or that soccer video game you have.

Speaker 1

01:00

But for American viewers who may never have encountered them, FIFA is a comically grotesque organization. In fact, telling someone about the inner workings of FIFA for the first time is a bit like showing someone 2 girls, 1 cup. You do it mainly so you can watch the horrified expression on people's faces.