Money, Geopolitics And Power Dominated The World Cup; Same Again In 2030?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : He has a close relationship with the King of Morocco; indeed, the U.S. administration has recently recognized Western Sahara as Moroccan territory, whilst the government in Rabat has cultivated increasingly strong relations with Israel.
44% : In the past, when FIFA's circus leaves town, most people seem to forget what all the fuss was about; after all, how many people spent this summer discussing migrant worker rights in Qatar (as many had done in 2022)?
42% : The 2026 final between Spain and Argentina was characterised as a "Palestine versus Israel" match; the current politics of Spain's left-wing government standing in stark contrast to the right-wing politics of its counterpart in Buenos Aires.
36% : Pre-tournament unease about ICE agents attending games, expensive tickets and empty seats faded into the background, and even the U.S. president himself disappeared from view; he didn't attend any matches, nor did he make any public statements.

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