Infographic: Democracy and the FIFA World Cup

German version Antje Kästner In 2010, when Russia was selected as host of the FIFA World Cup, the country was ranked by the Polity IV Project as “anocratic” or hybrid political system tilted towards democracy. Whilst the Russian score is on average, most World Cup hosts were considerably more democratic at the time of selection.…
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