# World Cup politics, with the Financial Times' Simon Kuper

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Podcast: [GZERO World with Ian Bremmer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gzero-world-with-ian-bremmer-403744)
Published: 2026-06-12T17:29:48+00:00
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The World Cup is the planet's biggest sporting event, and the most political one. This year, it will also be the most profitable spectacle of all time. Sports writer Simon Kuper joins Ian Bremmer to discuss how soccer became a stage for nationalism, identity, power, and profit.

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