Truth be told, I don't care that much about soccer. Cheering together with friends is fun, and when the whole nation is doing it together is even better but I find myself not much interested in the game itself.

Having personal feuds with some foreings nations in civilization, however, is very true and I remember fearing the Aztecs on the original game, being a civ which was both agressive and actually cared to tech instead of spending all his money in outdated military units.