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Four friends get together to watch the 1998 World Cup final. One of them has an idea: let's write down our wishes for the next few years, put them away, and during the next final, we'll get them out and see how many we've achieved. The four men's bond is deep, but tested by betrayal, death, and distance their alliance comes under pressure.

Trade paperback. As four friends watch the 1998 World Cup, one comes up with a plan: writing down their own wishes for the next four years, and seeing how many they've achieved by the time the next World Cup rolls around. Translated by Sondra Silverston.