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le_frahg t1_ix8l3og wrote

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It absolutely is the most beloved sports event in the West, though. Outside of America and Canada, who have their own things going on, the World Cup is like the holy grail for most countries.

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Wehavecrashed t1_ix9j28w wrote

Playing a "world series" between two cities in North America.

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cholula_is_good t1_ixahurc wrote

Shit there have been a few World Series with two teams in the same city.

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BradMarchandsNose t1_ix8lyai wrote

Europe is “the West.” It’s not necessarily about the geographic position, it’s a cultural thing. A place like Australia would also be considered “the West,” even though it’s not geographically.

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le_frahg t1_ix8m1do wrote

“The West” isn’t a geographical classification, it’s a political and cultural one. So looking at maps isn’t all that relevant.

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Coesim t1_ix8m1kx wrote

The west is Europe and the Americas. What map are you looking at?

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hummingbird_mywill t1_ix9vzj8 wrote

The origin of “the West” terminology is 2000 years old, well before the rest of the world knew about the Americas. If you’re not aware of this I can see your confusion, but Europe has been the West for a looong time, and North America and Australia/New Zealand became considered extensions of that through colonization.

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JavaOrlando t1_ixam2pq wrote

Even if you're just counting the America's, it's still the most popular sporting event. What would you put ahead of it?

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360dickpunch_2 t1_ix8nyy5 wrote

Would you stop being a contrarian please? Over a billion people watched the previous World Cup final as it was happening. For once a reddit argument is actually objectively wrong and doesn’t require a thread long cat fight and yet here we are

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