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    “We’re rivals for ninety minutes. After that, everything goes back to normal.”

    The problem is, no one ever asks what “after” really means.

    Post 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final. A story about victories and defeats, phone calls that last until dawn, and two men simply trying to find their way back to each other once the floodlights go out.

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