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Smaller Nations Find Their Footing in the World Cup

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June 26, 2026

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Formerly colonized nations have been “able to play at a much higher level than anybody anticipated because they’ve leveraged their diasporas,” Franklin Foer argues. He discusses how smaller countries have surprised audiences in the World Cup.

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