Moises Caicedo watched the images of the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil on a TV set up in the street in his home city of Santa Domingo in Ecuador.
The spectacle inspired a 12-year-old boy to want to become a professional footballer and this year it will be Caicedo that his mates will be watching in Qatar.
The 21-year-old Brighton midfielder, signed for just £5million last year from Independiente del Valle, is already one of the hottest properties in world football despite having started just 22 Premier League games, with Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea among those reported to be tracking him.