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How Soccer Created African and Latin American Nations
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West Germany's shocking 1954 World Cup win made Germans feel 'we are somebody again' after the war.
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A sharp look at how soccer can help create shared national identity.
The episode treats soccer as a force that can help build shared national identity, not just a game. It moves from Uruguay's 1924 Olympic upset to the World Cup's rise as a global obsession and a stage for state power, including dictators in the 1930s and North Korea in the…
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If you want soccer explained as nation-building, this is your lane.
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