Yawancin magoya buran England suna tuna wasan kusa da mafi kyau na Kofin Duniya na FIFA, Mexico 1986™ da Argentina saboda munanan dalilai — burin «Hannun Allah» na Diego Maradona, sannan burin «Burin Karni» mai ban al'ajabi. Oliver Craxton yana tuna wannan yamma a Filin wasa na Mexico City ta wata hanya daban. Wannan ita ce rana da ya hadu da matarsa ta gaba.

Oliver, wanda yake son England, ya sami kansa yana zaune kusa da Sofía, wanda yake son Mexico wanda ya halarci wasan a matsayin mai tsaka-tsaki, bayan dukkansu biyu sun yi kuskure suka zauna a kujeru da ba nasu ba. Ƙaunar da suke da ita tare don Manchester United ta kunna tattaunawa, sha ya biyo baya, kuma Sofía ta nuna wa Oliver Mexico City. Haruffa sun fara tafiya ta kan Tekun Atlantik tsawon watanni masu zuwa.

Neman aure a dake pyramids

Oliver ya koma Mexico a shekara ta 1989 ya nemi aurén Sofía a tsoffin pyramids na Teotihuacán. Ma'auratan sun yi aure a shekarar 1990 kuma tun daga lokacin suna zaune a London — suna fata a kullum na komawa filin wasa inda labarin su ya fara, amma ba su sami damar ba.

Kofin Duniya na FIFA 2026™ ya ba su dalilin da ya dace. Sa'ad da ja-in-ja ya sadar da Mexico da England a zagaye na 16 a Estadio Azteca a ranar 5 ga watan Yuli, Craxtons sun yi takarda ba tare da jinkiri ba.

Komawa Azteca — shekara 40 bayan haka

«Kullum muna so mu komo Estadio Azteca saboda wurin ya yi fice sosai,» Sofía ta ce a lokacin yawon bakin filin wasa kafin wasan. «Mun zo Mexico City sau da yawa, amma ba mu sami damar zuwa filin wasa ba. Sa'ad da muka san za a yi Kofin Duniya a nan, muka yanke shawarar za mu zo — ko da daga nesa ne.»

Oliver ma ya shafe zuciya iri ɗaya. Ma'auratan za su zauna tare a birki a ranar 5 ga watan Yuli, shekara 40 bayan sun fara haduwa a wannan birkin — a wannan karo a matsayin miji da mata, suna kallo kasar su tana fafatawa.

Aminci mai wahala

Wasan ya tayar da motsin rai a gidan Craxton. «Sa'ad da aka zaɓi ƙasashen, wani mutum na BBC ya ce, 'Mexico da England na iya haduwa.' Na yi tunani, 'Ya Ubangiji!' Na yi zaton hakan zai yi kyau, amma yanzu ina ganin muna tsoro kaɗan,» Sofía ta yarda. Oliver ya yarda da ita — ko da yake ya bayyana inda wani ɓangaren zuciyarsa yake. «Ina ɗaukar kaina a matsayin ɗan ƙasar Mexico na girmamawa,» ya ce. «Ina da rigar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Mexico, zan saka dukkansu biyu gobe.»

Da aka tambaye su wanda suke so ya ci nasara, Sofía ta amsa don dukkansu biyu: «Za mu yi farin ciki ko wanene ya ci.»

Kwallon kafa tana haɗa mutane

Craxtons suna ganin labarin su yana nuna kansa a cikin taron da ke tattara a kewayensu a lokacin Kofin Duniya na FIFA 2026. A Zócalo na tarihi na Mexico City, Sofía ta ga matasa daga sassan duniya suna magana, suna dariya, kuma suna yin abokai — kamar yadda ita da Oliver suka yi shekaru arba'in da suka wuce.

«Kwallon kafa tana haɗa mutane,» ta ce a sauƙaƙe. Oliver ya bayyana shi ta hanyarsa: «Tana haɗa mutane sosai. Wasa ne da kowa zai iya jin daɗinsa kuma ya buga idan ya so.»