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DR Congo surprise at World Cup 52 years after a 1974 trip haunted by the threats and a vicious dictator

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The 1974 World Cup was an extreme example of the ways that politics of historically intersected with soccer's biggest showcase

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DR Congo surprise at World Cup 52 years after a 1974 trip haunted by the threats and a vicious dictator

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