1990, Yugoslavia go to the world cup with a brilliant team. But because of the eastern bloc’s politics, Nationalism and other issues divided its people. The country was breaking apart, which threatened the team’s unity and success. The stakes were sky high : win the world cup and potentially stay united in peace...or lose and descend into chaos...
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Jun 2018
Yougoslavie: une dernière fois ensemble
1990, pendant que les politiciens attisent la haine, le football et l'équipe nationale reste le seul lien entre yougoslaves. Conscient des enjeux politiques et sociaux, l'équipe de Yougoslavie part pour la coupe du monde avec un objectif : gagner pour rester unis...Hébergé par Au ... Show More
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Jul 2018
Soccer and Repression: 1978 and the World Cup in Argentina
The story of the 1978 World Cup, a cautionary tale about democracy. The world spotlight on the junta that controlled Argentina that year helped focus some attention on the plight of the victims of a vicious dictatorship, but locally, may have enhanced support for the regime. We t ... Show More
48m 24s
Oct 2023
What role can sport play in unifying a once divided nation?
“The world wants us to constantly fight and struggle and be on the offensive. I think in those moments of sport, we become who we truly are, which is people who really wanna live with each other, be at peace with each other” – Khanyi Magubane. South Africa arrived in France and t ... Show More
17m 16s
Nov 2022
Uruguay 1930: The first football World Cup
As the spotlight falls on Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, we tell the story of how the world's biggest sporting spectacle began, in Uruguay in 1930. How did a small South American nation of just two million people, thousands of miles from football's centre of power in Europe, ... Show More
43m 23s