Alexander Van Herpe - The iron grip of the host nation (English)

A country that hosts the World Cup also attracts a great deal of attention. And the leaders of those countries understand this all too well. In the past, the world’s biggest football event has, on more than one occasion, become a pawn in political power games. Alexander Van Herpe (Department of Linguistics) delves into the history of the World Cup and its most controversial host nations.This series is produced by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Antwerp.