In the words of the redoubtable Nelson Muntz of “The Simpsons:” “Ha ha.”  To the highly-vaunted Spanish squad, the consensus favorite to win the whole paella:  “Ha ha.”  To Palestinian flag waving wünderkind Lamine Yamal:  “Ha ha.”  To Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez and his unflagging detestation of all things Israeli:  “Ha ha.”  All hail Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, as the unheralded Blue Sharks tied La Roja nil-nil and sent shockwaves across the footballing world.  For non-soccer fans, a scoreless match might be considered a complete snoozefest.  This was not the case here, as the #64th ranked team in the world, featuring a 40-year-old keeper, stymied the #3 ranked squad and sent them into new depths of existential frustration.  Ha........

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