The World Cup is exposing the contradictions of national identity
- The World Cup always brings to the fore what is sometimes seen as a pure and mostly straightforward form of identity: national identity.
- But the 2026 tournament has demonstrated, perhaps as clearly as any global event can, that modern national identity is complex, contested and far from straightforward.
- The composition of the Moroccan World Cup squad offers a useful case in point.
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- The World Cup always brings to the fore what is sometimes seen as a pure and mostly straightforward form of identity: national identity.
- But the 2026 tournament has demonstrated, perhaps as clearly as any global event can, that modern national identity is complex, contested and far from straightforward.
- The composition of the Moroccan World Cup squad offers a useful case in point.
Sources: Al Jazeera