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This quote os on the cover page of this month's Outlook, which has various stories on the subject.
https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/issue/234412
As the World Cup progresses, will we slowly see such sentiments rise to the surface?
Genuine invite here btw: please share critique here of how Qatar is being unfairly 'cancelled' and is not as bad as China, etc.
Also you are a moderator, you must not espouse such strong views as one. If you do have the urge to really make comments, do it privately under alias, not the mod account, you're disregarding the position and this website.
1. Those men play football through out the year. For various associations. They even easily change teams based on who offers more money. World Cup is just another international competition between nations that play world Cup.
2. Even women play football. They're getting quite good at it.
There are occasional football fans who are not invested in club football, but will take the time out to watch what is one of the world's great sporting spectacles. Like with all sport, we look for hopes, dreams, drama and emotions- in short, we look for a proxy for life itself.
Having this as a competition between countries gives us a proxy to decide on where to allot our loyalties- based on a range of factors like political leaning of the country, status as a footballing superpower or underdog, erstwhile colonial status, and other things.
It's why we watch the World Cup, and it's what makes it great. Changing it into a contest between clubs takes away everything.
PS- there is also a Woman's World Cup. This should presumably have the same problems you're so quick to point out.
PPS- there's a difference between nationalism and jingoism.