The People’s Game and the People’s Enemies: Reflections on World Cup 2026

Sure, we're all breathing a massive sigh of relief after the final, but that's because the 2026 World Cup was about so much more than one player or one match. While the England v. Argentina semifinal played in the background, we spoke to organizers and football fans about how the Arab national teams fared this tournament, historical entanglements between the World Cup and fascists, and how Trump's Board of Peace uses FIFA to whitewash the crimes of Zionism.