The New Geography of the World Cup ^6.6%

Foreign Policy - By Gil Guerra, Diana Roy - 6/24/2026, 3:04 PM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 17.7% - Hasty Generalization 16.5% - Appeal to Authority 10.5%

The first time that the Haitian men’s national soccer team played in the FIFA World Cup, in 1974, it was composed entirely of homegrown players: All 22 people on the roster were born in Haiti, and all but one represented local clubs. More than 50 years later, 16 of the 26 players who took the field for their first game against Scotland... more