FIFA World Cup: Why Colombia-Poland clash is a complicated affair for Perez family
June 24, 2018 23:11
With dad Fabio hailing from Colombia and mum Isabela from Poland, June 24 was always going to be a special World Cup day for the Perez family but they started it as they start every Sunday -- in church.
Although thousands of miles away from their Bogota home, the couple and their sons Matteo and Marcel found the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Kazan, the city where Poland and Colombia meet later on Sunday.
"We are happy to be here, this is a special day for us, it's a kind of historical day for us as a family," said Fabio.
"Of course, for me I would prefer that Colombia win. We will win. Colombia one, Poland zero."
With both countries having lost their opening matches in Group H, another defeat at the Kazan Arena on Sunday could signal the end of the road for their World Cup campaigns.
Teenager Matteo was sporting the bright yellow shirt of his father's country with the younger Marcel dressed in the red of Poland, but they plan to show their neutrality by swapping at halftime.
"It's very difficult but the most important is that one of them needs to win because they start very bad at this World Cup and so (I hope) that the best team wins," Matteo said. Reuters
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