Greece defeated Portugal, 1-0, yesterday. I joined my friends on the Danforth, an area known in Toronto as a distinctly Greek area, that day washed in a crisp sea of blue and white.

While outwardly I kept my usual dour expression and gave at best tolerant smiles to my wilder acquaintances, I felt privileged to be there. There is absolutely nothing as joyous as watching a jubilant people, joined together in celebration.