“Because soccer truly is a global sport with worldwide viewers measured in the billions, it's hard to underestimate the potential impact of a common experience and the potential for the games to foster cross-cultural interaction and understanding. The ideal that every country has a chance to participate, through regional qualifiers to perhaps reach the final 32-team competition, is one of inclusiveness and respect that can bring nations together through peaceful competition.”
The World Cup is said to be the fairest competition. In being so, the World Cup is the sport that is watched the most. Bringing all the culture together helps bring the nations together. With worldwide viewers (even the countries that did not make it in the world cup) and everyone learning about new cultures gives people a new outlook on the culture. I feel that this is what the quote is saying. All the people that are watching and that are involved in the World Cup all have something in common; putting them together in one stadium is a huge potential that they will intervene and bring nations together.
Citation: Irons, John. "Does the World Cup Get the Economic Ball Rolling." Center for American Progress 8 June 2006: 9. Web. 9 Nov 2010. <http://www.americanprogress.org/kf/worldcuppdf.pdf>.
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