‘A brilliant reprieve, a unifying force’: America falls in love with World Cup | World Cup 2026
By: Christopher Mathias | Published: 2026-07-11 12:00:49 | Source: www.theguardian.com
There were plenty of reasons to believe the US hosting the World Cup would be a disaster.
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In the year and a half leading up to the kick-off, Donald Trump had threatened to annex tournament co-host Canada, and to invade the other co-host, Mexico; he was at war with one of the tournament’s participants, Iran. Harsh travel restrictions were preventing fans from Senegal, Ivory Coast and Haiti…
