The politics of the playoffs
Whatever the real correlation between the state of a nation and the performance of its national football team, the relationship is often seen as a form of morality play. The World Cup in particular offers a unique and globally televised theatre of popular nationalism. And 2010’s tournament will have some way to go to top the drama of the final days of its qualifying campaign.
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