Anticipation is the key to so much that makes a sporting event matter. Games and occasions can fail to live up to the hype but it’s important that they have the hype in the first place. Before they disrupted the traditional rhythms, the GAA summer was shaped by these moments of anticipation which would ebb and flow over the season with everything heading towards September and the final epic encounters. There are many things that are wrong about the World Cup in Qatar, but one of the more trivial is that the tournament has been robbed of this anticipation.  Instead…

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