Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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From far away, the Hand of God looked like a beautiful goal. Zoom in and it's actually the cheapest, most illegal way to score.
That's the perfect metaphor for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. From far away, an incredible tournament. Zoom in, and you find a government completely cheating its people.

Episode 4 of Our Copa is out now. Merritt, Musa, and Julio on political dissent, economic collapse, and the World Cup that masked them both.

Listen wherever you get podcasts.
Watch the full episode — Political Dissent and Economic Collapse at Mexico's 1986 World Cup — on Valor Media's YouTube.


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