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Thirty-two nations under a groove

Will the World Cup which opens today be an orgy of petty-minded nationalism? Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman doesn’t think so.

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32-nation WC 2018 artwork.jpg
32-nation WC 2018 artwork.jpg

2018 World Cup 32 Nations - Original illustration by Hugh Tisdale

In between the matches from Russia over the next few weeks here’s a trivia question to test mates’ footballing knowledge: Which is the only World Cup squad with the entire list of players playing in their own country’s domestic league?

Easy! Easy! England, of course. Except it’s not just a knowledge of football that provides the answer but politics, history and culture too.