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Swiss voters were asked whether to cap immigration just as their national team was fielding one of the world’s most diverse lineups.

How a small nation became a diplomatic superpower.

Fans across two continents regularly belted out Marko Perković Thompson’s “Čavoglave” this summer — a song that salutes a WWII Nazi puppet state.

Behind the scenes at the 24/7 command center where the Trump administration tracks theats to the largest sporting event ever staged in North America.

Since the U.S. last hosted in 1994, climate change has reshaped the conditions players and fans now face. Cities are scrambling to adapt in real time.

POLITICO talked to Boston University economist and soccer super-fan Florian Ederer about fluctuating ticket prices and whether governments should do anything about them.

Both Spain and Austria still bear the imprint of dynastic rule.

14% The share of Spanish respondents over the age of 65 who told the POLITICO Poll before the World Cup began that they expected other countries to boycott the U.S.-centric tournament “because of politics.” Across all of the five countries we surveyed, young people were far more likely than older ones to take such politicization of the global sports for granted, with up to 60 percent of French respondents between the ages of 18 and 24 saying they expected such boycotts. In Spain, 45 percent of young people did. Follow other findings from the latest POLITICO poll here.

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will pass a last-minute law allowing pubs to remain open and keep doling out the booze during England’s next World Cup match in the early hours of Monday morning. His local government secretary, Steve Reed, had been urging councils to allow the move, but some were still holding out. After pressure from opposition lawmakers in the House of Commons Thursday, Starmer announced pubs will be able to remain open until 5 a.m. U.K. time — with the government tweaking licensing rules on Friday so establishments don’t need to ask local councils first. “Football might be coming home but we’re making sure fans don’t have to,” Starmer said.

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