The Chapter Opens with an Account of the World Cup

Multiple Choice

The chapter opens with an account of the World Cup soccer match and the way in which the nationality of some of the players challenges the ideas of ethnicity and nationality. How does this example convey a strong sense of the relationship between soccer, ethnicity, and nationality?

A) Soccer matches bring in huge amounts of tourist dollars.
B) Members of the Argentinian soccer team are all native Argentinians.
C) Soccer acts as a force to unify national identity.
D) Most members of the national soccer team have strong political ties.