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Kicking and screaming: protests at World Cup

The Economist: The week ahead by The Economist

Jun 11, 202621:39News & Politics

Millions of people will tune in when the World Cup starts today. But demonstrators in Mexico, which hosts the first match, are using the international spectacle to draw attention to their causes. Commercial enterprises a...

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Kicking and screaming: protests at World Cup is an episode from The Economist: The week ahead by The Economist. Millions of people will tune in when the World Cup starts today. But demonstrators in Mexico, which hosts the first match, are u...

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Published Jun 11, 2026, 21:39 long, audio available.