Packed stadiums, record TV viewers, and an outlet for joyous multiculturalism under attack by Trump – the tournament has taken the US by storm
I think it’s safe to say “joyous multiculturalism” is my favorite part of international soccer
There’s also a harder-to-measure, more intangible reason for why Americans might be loving this World Cup. The tournament’s inherent internationalism has given Americans an outlet for a joyous multiculturalism under attack by this administration’s nationalism and isolationism. It has provided a stage for Americans to show the world: we are not our government.
I agree, it’s why I am always most interested during the group stage when there are nations from all over the world coming up against each other and making new friends (and enemies). No other sporting event mixes cultures in the same way.
I believe this if they rename their soccer into football /s
