[tambeb]

I went to Brazil with some friends for the World Cup in 2014. For the bigger, more important matches the entire country left work early and everything (except for bars, etc.) closed down for the day. Quite literally.

[matheusmoreira]

Absolutely. World cup matches might as well be impromptu national holidays at this point. Carnaval also has huge impact on productivity.

[rasz]

Sounds like Italy.