A-Trophy of Faith: Brazil’s Catholics Despair Over the Changing Religion of Its Failing Soccer Team

Does being a Catholic country give you a noticeable on-field advantage when it comes to winning the FIFA soccer World Cup? The data suggests this might be so. Only eight nations have ever won the tournament, six of which are Catholic-majority: Brazil (five wins), Italy (four wins), Argentina (three wins), Uruguay (two wins), and France (two wins). By comparison, only two Protestant-majority…

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