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How the World Cup Explains the World

Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

Jun 25, 202634:37News & Politics

In his classic book How Soccer Explains the World, the Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer theorized that the sport was a mirror of the world, particularly in its shift from tribalism to interdependence. More than two de...

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How the World Cup Explains the World is an episode from Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic. In his classic book How Soccer Explains the World, the Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer theorized that the sport was a mirror of the world, particula...

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Published Jun 25, 2026, 34:37 long, audio available.