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Swanson: Iran is right. FIFA and U.S. government must be better World Cup hosts
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- A French machine-gun officer in the trenches during the First World War.
- A 48-nation celebration of the world’s most beloved sport.
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How it started: A dream. A French machine-gun officer in the trenches during the First World War. A man named Jules Rimet, who believed an international soccer tournament would bring the nations together with the goal of peace.
How it’s going: The world’s biggest party. A 48-nation celebration of the world’s most beloved sport. Expected to generate about $8.9 billion, it’s become such a big deal that it’s being hosted by three countries — one of which, yes, launched a war on a competing nation in the months before the tournament.
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