The tournament has been a ton of fun, and has made America look refreshingly good in the process.
By
Will Leitch,
a contributing editor covering sports and film at New York since 2008
and the author of six books, including the novels 'How Lucky' and 'The Time Has Come.'
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America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
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The US version of the tournament’s opening ceremony helpfully focused on one of its main themes: aspirational consumerism
