Martyr or cheat? A decade later, we’re still frothing at mouth as we argue about that game
; Neymar’s diving antics. All acts maligned in their own way, yet none had the power to snuff out a continent’s belief so cruelly in a millisecond; to remind the world just what a harsh, unforgiving place it really is. If football is a game of hope, then this was its antithesis.
It’s not unthinkable that such a change might have come to fruition. A game in the previous round haid already sown the seeds for a significant structural development after all: Frank Lampard’s “ghost goal” against Germany was a major factor in nudging goal-line technology into widespread use. In the decade since, both Ghana and Uruguay have failed to produce sides that match their 2010 counterparts for potential and expectation. The chief protagonists, meanwhile, have enjoyed very different career paths.
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