Too much politics in World Cup 2026
No nation that qualifies for the World Cup should have to endure second class treatment because of diplomatic tensions with a host.
Yet that financial triumph should not blind the world to a more disquieting legacy: political interference that imperils football’s refuge from geopolitics.
The 2026 World Cup, jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, will be remembered less for goals than for the troubling intersection of sport and statecraft that unfolded across North America.
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