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How football breeds tribalism

As the FIFA World Cup enters its closing stages and the arguments flow fast and thick as fevered as the football itself, one question intrigues me with increasing insistence.

South American nations launch 2030 World Cup bid

The comments came as Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile officially launched their candidacy to stage the centenary edition of football's showpiece tournament at a ceremony in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.