Would you travel thousands of miles to go to the Fifa World Cup, even if your country wasn't playing?
Neither Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland qualified for the tournament.
But that hasn't stopped some football fans making the journey to North America to see some of the world's best teams.
BBC News NI has been chatting to some fans about just how far they would go for the love of the game.
Originally from Coleraine, Roger Woodend now lives in Philadelphia.