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OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

7/ The on-going Russian πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί invasion of Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ is another conflict spilling over into football.

At the 2020 Euros (played in 2021 due to covid) Ukraine drew heavy criticism from Russia after featuring a map of Ukraine that included the disputed Crimea region.

euronews.com/2021/06/07/russia

Russia is banned from the 2024 tournament. bbc.com/sport/football/6297408

Ukraine's first game is on Monday versus Romania πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄

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13 June at 12:41 | Open on en.osm.town
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OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

8/ Another Euro 2020 jersey that caused considerable controversy was the North Macedonia πŸ‡²πŸ‡° kit.

The kit showed the term β€œFootball Federation of Macedonia” which according to Greece πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·, was in contravention with the terms of the Prespa Agreement of 2018 which brought about normalised relations between the two countries.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedoni

greekreporter.com/2021/06/12/g

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13 June at 12:41 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

9/ Sometimes the conflicts go the other way - from on the field to off.

Famously, in 1969 long-simmering tensions between El Salvador πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡» and Honduras πŸ‡­πŸ‡³ boiled over at a World Cup qualifier, which lead to rioting, and then to the start of a full military conflict.

It is estimated about 3,000 people died in what became known as the "Football War"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football

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13 June at 12:43 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

10/ More recently the infamous "Dinamo Zagreb vs. Red Star Belgrade" match in Zagreb in 1990 is often cited as the spark that lit the fire that lead to the breakup of Yugoslavia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinamo%E

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13 June at 12:46 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

11/ To wrap up this thread, we recommend reading this article on the Geopolitics of the World Cup. Many of the themes raised are equally relevant today, and they’re absolutely fascinating.

foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/20/f

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13 June at 12:47 | Open on en.osm.town
CiarΓ‘n Ferrie replied to OpenCage

@opencage Sadly neither Ireland nor Northern Ireland have qualified for this tournament - you could do a whole thread on the geopolitics of Irish football! joe.ie/movies-tv/rtes-document

13 June at 12:52 | Open on mastodon.ie
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ replied to OpenCage

12/ That brings our ⚽ football #geoweirdness thread to a close.

This year's curiosity could still be written, depending on who draws whom in the later stages.

Good luck to all the teams, and enjoy the tournament. What interesting footballing #geoweirdness have we overlooked?

Thanks for reading and sharing. We have links to many more geothreads about geospatial technologies, #geoweirdness of individual countries, geocoding, border disputes, etc listed on our blog:

blog.opencagedata.com/geothrea

12/ That brings our ⚽ football #geoweirdness thread to a close.

This year's curiosity could still be written, depending on who draws whom in the later stages.

Good luck to all the teams, and enjoy the tournament. What interesting footballing #geoweirdness have we overlooked?

Thanks for reading and sharing. We have links to many more geothreads about geospatial technologies, #geoweirdness of individual countries, geocoding, border disputes, etc listed on our blog:
13 June at 12:53 | Open on en.osm.town
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