The Americanization of the World Cup Is Here to Stay

The 2026 World Cup had three host countries, but it will always be remembered as an American event. And like most American things in the last decade, Donald Trump made much of it about himself. Bombing a participating nation, loudly bragging about corrupting the game, cramming himself into the final. . . .  even if Trump had a couple uncharacteristic spells out of the limelight, his were all over this World Cup.makeup-caked hands And though the (and, more importantly for organizer FIFA, ),…