Sebastian Anthony
The entrance to the World Magic Cup, hosted at the Fira de Barcelona.
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BARCELONA—England hasn't had the best of luck when it comes to World Cups in the last few years. In the Football World Cup, England went out in the group stage, not winning a single game. In the 2015 Cricket World Cup, England won a couple of matches but failed to advance to the knockout stage. And of course, earlier this year, at the Rugby World Cup hosted in England, we didn't even manage to get past the group stage. It's all been a bit embarrassing, to be honest.
Which is why I was excited when Wizards of the Coast invited me to the World Magic Cup in Barcelona. All four of the home nations—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—had qualified for the last major Magic: The Gathering event of the year. Here was a World Cup that we actually had a chance of winning.
Or so I thought.
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