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Posted on Jun 26, 2014

Freedom Futbol: What If The Next 8 World Cup Match-Ups Were Decided By Freedom Scores?

As World Cup soccer kicks off the first knockout stage on June 28, Freedom House takes a look at how teams stack up based on their countries' freedom scores, as measured in Freedom House's Freedom in the World index. Costa Rica would advance--to possibly win it all?--while Switzerland and Chile would send Argentina and Brazil packing in the first round of elimination play. How would your team fare?