Tehran - IRNA - The 2026 World Cup, instead of being just a sports celebration, has become a new field of political and cultural tensions in Latin America. From the strictness of granting visas and the removal of some figures to the dominance of the American business and security model and the shadow of this sports event on Latin American politics, many in the region consider it a sign of the end of grassroots football and the beginning of the selective World Cup.