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EL TRI: Mexico fans in the stands before the match at the Lusail Stadium. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

If you're Mexican and living in Cork, you're probably a member of the “MexiCork 2022” WhatsApp group. There are over 200 of you.

My brother-in-law and his Rebel County-dwelling compatriots enjoy this brilliant and necessary resource while navigating life so far from home. I love the group's name but also the fact that the pocket of Mexicans calling Cork home is simultaneously significant enough while also adequately tight to yield one large text group.