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What did Harambee Stars achieve by going to Brazil?

I’m taking a break from my daily World Cup today to talk about this other team that went to Brazil without really qualifying for the World Cup. I think you, my regular reader, also deserve a cooling break from an unpredictable World Cup that Brazil 2014 has come to be.

Imagine Costa Rica is still in the World Cup! Yes, they are in the Quarter Finals! Costa Rica is that fly that enters the living room and despite attempts to whisk it away it stays in some corner and sporadically flies around much to the chagrin of hosts and amusement of guests. I am that host that is not taking this kindly, so I deviate today.

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