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KCUR Health Reporter Noah Taborda spent the last year preparing to travel to Mexico to watch the Colombian national team at the World Cup with his dad and younger brother. It’s taken hours of waiting and researching, and cost thousands of dollars… and they still don’t have tickets. So what makes it worth it?
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