- Attending the FIFA World Cup has been on my travel bucket list since I fell in love with the sporting event in 2010.
- I was able to get tickets for the 2018 FIFA World Cup through a friend who has attended the last three World Cups.
- I attended the Poland versus Senegal group stage match. It was incredibly exciting to watch the first African team to win at this year's tournament.
Like a lot of sports fans, I've always dreamed of going to the FIFA World Cup.
Few sporting events conjure up the mix of top-of-the-line talent, global togetherness, and just flat-out unbridled joy that the World Cup does.
I won't lie - the first World Cup that I really watched was in 2010. At the time, I was traveling through Europe and got to watch the games on giant screens in public squares in Germany, Spain, and the Czech Republic. The enthusiasm that European fans brought to the tournament was contagious and I was hooked. Attending the World Cup went on my travel bucket list.
When a friend of mine from college told me that she and her husband were heading to the Cup this year in Russia, and that they had some extra tickets, I jumped at the chance.
On Tuesday, I attended the Poland versus Senegal match at Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Russia. It was even more exciting than I imagined. You can be sure I'll be getting to another Cup soon.
Here's what it was like: