If this World Cup is to be remembered as the best ever, it will be in spite of their efforts, not because of them.

Even White House interference and Fifa’s greed cannot spoil the celebrations. At last, an arena in which multiculturalism triumphs and underdogs score, says Simon Tisdall, a…

If this World Cup is to be remembered as the best ever, it will be in spite of their efforts, not because of them.