I delayed buying a new laptop so I could afford my first World Cup trip

Worchihan Zingkhai at a soccer match.Courtesy of Worchihan ZingkhaiWorchihan Zingkhai is a lifelong football fan, but seeing the World Cup in person felt out of reach.He lives in a town in northeast India where salaries are low. He'd been saving up for a new laptop.Instead, he pooled his earnings to afford two World Cup tickets in Atlanta. He has no regrets.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Worchihan Zingkhai, 40, a content creator from a village in Manipur, India. The conver