This last weekend of blissful, fatigued, conflict-free World Cup watching may have given a false impression: That, aside from those early wakeups, Russia 2018 was going to be an easy lift, for us.
Not true. At least, for most of us, that’s not true, and while a lot of people may have burned a sickday Friday to usher in the first full day of this summer's tournament, Monday arrived without such luxuries. Three games across eight hours, all of which while you have to deal with work.
Social media is carrying us through most of the action.