Well, what to make of this World Cup.
No Irish representation unless you count Cape Verde's Pico Lopes.
And sure why not.
Lopes and his extraordinary team gave Irish fans something to cheer about until they exited the competition at the hands of champions Argentina.
But it was an extraordinarily narrow exit.
Before the competition started there were complaints from some quarters that raising the number of teams to 48 was too high a reach, that somehow the quality of the tournament was being watered down. Cape Verde kicked that one out the window, as did Curacao and their ebullient fans.
We are getting down to the crunch now with, as, at the time of writing, the quarter finals are taking final shape. It is disappointing that the USA have played their last game.
This is a promising team but with a few things yet to learn.
One thing the team learned against Belgium is that added motivation in the face of perceived injustice can be a powerful force on the field of play.
In this case that extra motivation was provided by the red card fiasco.
Many veteran World Cup fans are adopting the view that this competition, hosted jointly by the U.S., Mexico and Canada, may well rank as the most exciting in this history of the competition.
This is a subjective view, but it is widely held. The 1970 World Cup might endure as the most sublime as a result of that magical Brazilian team, for many the best to ever take the field.
The 1986 competition arguably gave the world the greatest goal ever, that being Diego Maradona's other goal (not the "Hand of God" one) against England.
Irish fans will never forget the win over Italy in 1994 at then Giants Stadium. Great memories all, but in years to come many will be talking effusively about 2026, no matter who the eventual winner turns out to be.
And that winner is? Well.....
