How World Cup Players get Paired with Teams

Midday on WNYC | Jul 10, 2018

The 2018 World Cup has 736 players from around the world with many playing on teams that are not from their country of origin. Though this makes for diverse teams, the fans don’t always agree, expressing their dismay in abrasive language, racial slurs, and in one case, even death threats. Chiqui Esteban, an editor at The Washington Post, explains the process of how players get paired with teams and how that impacts the World Cup.

This episode is guest hosted by Arun Venugopal.

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