NEW: 5 Kids Make Their Own World Cup FAR FROM CIVILIZATION — Mom Cooks Potato Patties

Samakova is back. In this new story from a Ukrainian mountain village, Svetlana and Dmitry’s five children turn plain white shirts into Messi, Haaland, Ronaldo, Kaká and Mbappé jerseys. With their father as coach and referee, they mark out a field, train together and play a World Cup of their own. While the children play, Svetlana prepares a warm family meal on the wood stove. Potatoes become golden handmade patties, while sauerkraut from the cellar simmers with carrots, smoked pork and sausage. Then rain rolls over the mountains, everyone gathers around the table, and the real prize is shared by the whole family. Which shirt would you choose — Messi, Haaland, Ronaldo, Kaká or Mbappé? Tell us in the comments and subscribe for more real family life and traditional food from the mountains of Ukraine. Chapters: 00:00 A homemade World Cup begins 00:15 Welcome back to Samakova 01:05 Painting football-star shirts 04:16 Messi, Haaland, Ronaldo, Kaká and Mbappé 08:45 Training with Dad 10:30 Svetlana starts the wood-stove meal 13:02 Dressing for match day 14:32 Samakova’s own World Cup 16:49 Ingredients for the family feast 19:04 Sauerkraut from the cellar 20:00 Making potato dough 22:13 Farm chores 25:10 Watermelon break 26:00 Smoked pork and sausage 28:15 Rain clouds over Samakova 30:00 Children shelter from the rain 31:29 Shaping and frying potato patties 34:06 Finishing the sauerkraut stew 37:52 Seven around the family table 39:15 Samakova in the mist #Samakova #MountainFamily #HomemadeWorldCup #WoodStoveCooking #UkrainianVillage