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  "path": "/video/gzero-world-with-ian-bremmer/most-political-world-cup-ever",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T12:05:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Fifa",
    "Football",
    "Gzero world",
    "Ian bremmer",
    "Immigration",
    "Simon kuper",
    "Soccer",
    "Sport",
    "World cup",
    "World cup 2026"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe World Cup unites billions of people every four years. But it also serves as a stage for debates over identity, nationalism, and political power.\n\nIn this episode of GZERO World with **Ian Bremmer** , Financial Times columnist **Simon Kuper** explores how the tournament became far more than a soccer competition. From debates over immigration and national identity to FIFA's immense power and lack of accountability, the World Cup has become a stage where politics and sport are impossible to separate.\n\n* * *\n\nYet despite the politics, controversy, and commercialization, the World Cup remains one of the few events capable of captivating entire countries and bringing billions of people together. The result is a tournament that reveals as much about the world we live in as it does about the sport itself.",
  "title": "The most political World Cup ever?"
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