# @sportsgrad on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=7usiW_GeCAI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69751964-sportsgrad-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T01:43:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SportsGrad (@sportsgrad) — https://gondola.cc/sportsgrad

## Caption

The last match in Monterrey was done. Crowd gone, lights still on, stadium was empty.

And Hector Arenas was out on the pitch, playing soccer on the exact turf the World Cup had just been played on.

When the round of 32 wrapped, the directors pulled the FIFA and stadium crew together for a kick on the field. Boots on, he looks up, and it hits him where he's standing.

A few years earlier he'd left a settled career in Mexico to chase a life in sport. He'd run this whole tournament as venue operations manager, making sure every match started on time. And now here he is, in an empty World Cup stadium, playing the game he's chased since he was a kid.

🎙️ Full episode with Hector out now on episode #367 of the SportsGrad Podcast.

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