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A Canadian is trying to fulfill an even bigger dream than seeing his national team in the World Cup again after 36 years. Lee Kormish arrived in Doha with the mission, too, to enter the Guinness Book, the book of records. He will try to be the new holder of the fan title having played the most matches in the same Cup.
Kormish is 44 years old. He plans to go to 41 World Cup games in Qatar. The current record belongs to Thulani Ngcobo of South Africa who played 31 games at the 2010 World Cup. Canada are in Group F of the World Cup and will make their debut on Wednesday November 23 against Belgium . Morocco and Croatia are also part of the key.
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“It’s not easy and it takes work, but I love it,” Kormish told the Toronto Star.
Logistics in Qatar are made easier by the distance between stadiums – the biggest difference is just over 50km. However, it will not be easy. In addition to transit time between match venues, he will need two witnesses at each match to confirm he was there the entire match. You won’t even be able to go to the bathroom while the players are on the pitch.
– I’ve been waiting for this all my life, always in love. We had a lot of dark moments. Words cannot explain. The shivers down the spine, only the shivers invade the whole body. How cool is that? That Canada is here when a Canadian is going to break the Guinness Record,” he said.
“Evil pop culture fanatic. Extreme bacon geek. Food junkie. Thinker. Hipster-friendly travel nerd. Coffee buff.”
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