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These guys.
So much pride.
CUIABA, Brazil — While the world has focused on the powerhouses of soccer vying for the World Cup, many of the first-round games featured teams that had little or no chance. One such match-up: Nigeria vs. Bosnia. But their pitiful odds didn't stop die-hard fans from crossing oceans and continents to come watch them here in Cuiaba, a sleepy river town most of these fans had never heard of, much less visited.