tournament
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The leader of each nation may want to use the tournament not only to show they can get along with their neighbours, but to prove a point to those who criticise them on domestic issues.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Now a mother of two, Wie West said part of her motivation to return for this tournament was so her daughter, Makenna, who turned 6 this week, will have memories of her playing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
But the the World Cup offers an opportunity for diplomacy - as we saw when the Trump, Carney and Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum were all smiles together at the tournament draw in December.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The U-turn follows warnings by scientists that Fifa's heat safety measures for the tournament are "inadequate", with temperatures at 14 of the 16 host venues set to exceed dangerous levels.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
He was psychically injured from not winning the tournament, and he couldn’t eradicate the sting of his four bitter losses—robberies, he called them—to Tal.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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