Opinion | A New Football: How Geopolitics Of Security, Immigration Is Playing Out In FIFA World Cup

Outside the field, football is entering a new space with geopolitical complexities, national security, relationships between the host nations, and global eddies over immigration

Ronaldo is 41. Messi is nearly 39. Neymar is 34 and a hostage of chronic injuries.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the last for all three. It will witness the sunset of a footballing generation which shone brighter than the 6.175 kg gold trophy which 48 nations are fighting for in North America. The world will see the new wave of Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, Florian Wirtz, Endrick, Arda Güler and others take their place.

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But it is the end of an era and beginning of another in more ways than one.

Even outside the playing field, football is entering a whole new space with geopolitical complexities,........

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