The game the rest of the world knows as football is teaching America something about itself on its 250th birthday and reminding foreigners that the nation is far more welcoming and complex than its bitter political caricature.

As our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the World Cup underscores that America’s engagement in the world isn a strategic imperative.

Hosting soccer’s global party is boosting American patriotism just as Trump’s narcissism is souring the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence.

The game the rest of the world knows as football is teaching America something about itself on its 250th birthday and reminding foreigners that the nation is far more welcoming…