EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 25 MIN
A journalist who has covered the last nine World Cups on the history of the biggest event in sports
from Up To Date · host Steve Kraske
World Cup games will be underway here in Kansas City in just over three months. Author Simon Kuper joined Up To Date to discuss the history of the biggest sporting event in the world and how it became the spectacle it is today.
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