Eman Mohammed, who is a US green card carrying resident and a TED fellow who has been working in the city as a freelance photographer, spoke to Buzzfeed over the phone, "Do you know how hard it is to get anywhere in Gaza right now? And I have two young children with me. I tried hard to get there, but there was no way. So now I am stuck here in Gaza City. I'm so worried, mostly for my children. This isn't easy for anyone, to be stuck here."
As players from Germany pose with, kiss with and hoisted one of the most coveted trophies in all of sports, Yahoo Sports said it was fair to assume that majority of them has no idea that they would not be able to bring the actual award home. The World Cup trophy would be locked away and the glory of being the best football team in the world associated with the award will be represented by a gold-plated replica.
Brazilian broadcaster Globo TV reported that the World Cup host nation's coach has resigned following his team's failure to win the tournament cup.