The Well Face the World – Elijah Just and New Zealand

The World Cup. The pinnacle of international, and perhaps football and general. Reaching the grandest stage of them all is the ultimate dream for many players, and for fans? The chance to watch your nation battle it out against the best. Against nations you’d never thought you’d face.

Normally, us Scots only have interest in the tournament as football continuing after the league season. A chance to watch our club players (if called up) battle it out against the best the world has to offer. Of course, this year, we have a more vested interest, as the Tartan Army travel stateside for the first time since ’98. The time for moaning over who should be in the squad, how we should play, who the manager should be, is done. It’s time for excitement to build.

One eye naturally, of course, drifts over to the only Motherwell contingent called into World Cup action. We believe there should be more, but we digress. As we watch our country aim to do us proud, we also watch to see if our club can be done proud, and that falls onto Elijah Just.