A Shrinking World's Cup. Globalization, a word heard so often in other contexts, has effectively leveled the playing field at the World Cup. [New York Times: Opinion]

Spoken way too soon. The first round of World Cups always have surprises, but most big teams have qualified and the World CUp will go to a previous winner. Actually if you recalculate the continental winnings, Europe and North America come out as the big winners, together with Asia. Asia triumphs have to do with the home court. Europe is a traditional power and North America is a nascent start in football. SO forget it, thi is nothing new.

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