In the tunnels at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, now the Atlanta Stadium, 22 players were lined up and waiting because of the World Cup.
Silence, something not really expected in that setting, was something that rang out through the whole tunnel.
It was something that was supposed to be impossible with 71,000+ fans above you yelling their lungs out, but somehow, it was.
The number 10 gleamed enviously on his back, reminding people of what one had to put into carrying that number, but that wasn't all.
The armband weighed on his left arm, showing what one had to be to carry that responsibility of sorts, and at 18 no less.
The Cape Verde players were stunned to say the least.
How can an 18-year-old make them feel so......less!
But they did, and until they left the tunnel, there was no escaping it.
They just had to face it, head on, just like what was coming.
The person in question, Izan, felt the stares but chose to ignore them and instead looked back down the line behind him.
