The world cup 2018 has been an interesting competition so far, as several teams once referred to as “underdogs” before the competition began, has put up a good fight.
The world sees underdogs as unlikely candidates to make an impact in their various fields. The 2018 FIFA World Cup has a few examples such as panama, Iceland, Senegal, Egypt, S
But they have proven to the world that they belong to the football community; the “underdogs” have placed their countries on a high centre of attraction for the world to see their worth.
These teams have displayed great hunger to succeed, they have held up big teams; some they won, and others they lost.
Senegal is leading the pack of the “underdogs”. The Senegalese team has captured the eyes of the world thereby making them not just the best underdog but the favourite African team – according to most analysts – to reach the semi-final.
The so called “top dogs” – the likes of Germany, Spain, Argentina, Portugal, Brazil and others are yet to show why they sit at summit of the football world.
So far, the top dogs have managed either a 1-0 or 2-1 win against the so called under dogs. Some even got beaten by the lower teams.
These underdogs has have given viewers a reason to pay for subscriptions and sit to watch the competition.
They have shown that the football world is changing as trends are changing. Football competitions are not won by mere names but a lot of skills and strategies are required to become champions and memorable.
This change is not only witnessed in the football community but also in other sectors such as the financial institutions.
There was a time when the fintechs were regarded as the underdogs of the financial market because we had our dear commercial banks.
This fintechs started gaining ground as people became more technologically inclined and understanding the benefits of banking with them.
The fintechs offer up to 10 percent interest on savings accounts as against the 4 percent of the commercial banks. This has led to an imminent disruption of the financial space.
As the world cup games unfold it is certain that more teams will continue to surprise the world with their performances.
