Organising great events like international football match and other worldwide sporting tournaments is often viewed as a way to reduce tensions between nations and express one’s patriotism towards his/ her country safely. Although people have split opinions about this issue, I firmly agree with this notion because these events encourage different countries to come together and individuals can show their attitudes towards each country freely.
There are many reasons why people view this approach as a way to ease global disagreements. Primarily, tournaments such as world cup, Olympics, and FIFA offer opportunities not only to players from the host country, but also to talented sport persons from all over the world. Similarly, these events cannot be successfully held by an individual nation alone, it requires united participations and involvements from all other countries. As a consequence, most regions have to come together to celebrate these events, resulting in close connections between each other. For instance, the 2022 football world cup significantly reduced the tensions escalating between Middle East nations and Western countries as they took a respective role in celebrating that match.
Moreover, these global events allow people to safely express their patriotic feelings towards their nations. In recent years, it is common to see that individuals from different countries are making comparison of each other’s country. Simultaneously, to support their nation, these people are posing harsh comments and views towards another nation. The same situation is true with the heads of these nations too. For instance, during the cold war period, the authorities of the USA and Russia continuously made negative comments above each other in the way of expressing their gratitude and patriotism towards their nations. However, events like football match and other sporting tournaments do not involve negative feelings, and people can freely support their nations.
In conclusion, due to the benefit of encouraging international participations and the lack of negative emotions, I firmly believe that international sporting tournaments can help ease the global tensions and are a safe way to express patriotic feelings. In light of this situation, it is advisable for everyone to set aside disagreements and participate freely in these sport events to strengthen their relationships with each other.