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Jul 21, 2026
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Opinion: What the World Cup revealed about our need for connection
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Opinion: What the World Cup revealed about our need for connection
The same human tendency that allows us to form groups can also allow us to build bridges.
Fans gather to watch Sunday's World Cup final at the downtown Place des Festivals. "We are often reminded of the darker side of group identities ... but the World Cup offered a glimpse of another possibility — that shared identities do not have to be built on exclusion," writes social psychologist Maxine Iannuccilli. (Tim Snow / Montreal Gazette)
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Maxine Iannuccilli, Special to the Montreal Gazette
July 20, 2026 at 12:29 p.m.
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