The African Nations victory indeed would be a revenge on the history and the present

The dream begins! As in 1995, South Africa is the take on rivals and itself more and his inner demons. The Bafana Bafana will take over for the Springboks and deny all those who are skeptical of the rainbow nation. And even if almost nobody outside the South Africans themselves, does actually believe in this scenario, whatever, it is "geopolitically" ideal for South Africa and the African continent as a whole.

Football, secular religion of the age of globalization, is a mirror that reflects, amplifies and hides all the emotions of the world. It exacerbates the nationalisms on behalf of an ideal of solidarity and communion between peoples. It magnifies the individualism and the quest of the hero behind the celebration of the collective spirit.

Could be multiplied to the envi contradictions symbolic and actual of the largest sporting event in the world with the Olympic Games. Did it evokes the spirit of reconciliation through the iconic figure of Mandela on the occasion of the celebration of an event that embodies perhaps before the triumph of the "war by striking out". Because this track of globalization first represents the triumph of nationalism, if not the tribalism. In a now transparent and interdependent world, it is important to affirm its difference. "I am single, since my team (my tribe) can triumph over all others and restore me the space of a surmédiatisée competition confidence makes me want."

The African Nations victory indeed would be a revenge on the history and the present. But it would also be confirmation that Africa's time, and not only that of African players, has finally come. The France also expected his team to a confirmation, if for many French of its decline. Waiting for the worst, she prepares a premature elimination that the confirmation in his "Blues", hoping without too believe a "divine surprise". For the Spain, the team no doubt the most talented of the moment with the Argentina, the Brazil and perhaps England, a "non-victoire" would be almost bitter, both successful became important for the country in full economic and social distress.

The world is, as stated so often, a forerunner of the world of tomorrow In reality, in football, multipolarity is since long time. At the time of the American hyperpower, "Emperor" was not excelled in "games of the empire". And, except for huge surprise, even though his team is progressing, it shall not otherwise today, the United States remain a second team. Similarly, the symbolic significance of the defeat of the France in China in preparation for the World game cannot be overestimated. For China to the United States, the geopolitical preeminence will be accompanied very long yet of relative marginality in terms of football. He is well. It is good that football plays a role of rebalancing and emotional compensation mechanism. That the reality of the economic and strategic power does not coincide with the talent and success in football management is a plus for the balance of the world. Today, the success of the Brazil as a nation is always more impressive, but his team dominates perhaps more competition as it was yesterday when the economic and political reality was less bright. And the return of England, the fourth great potential of this world, if it occurred, would have as result to soften the decline of a country that was at the head of an empire when he "codified" rules of the sport.

The Belgium, who is not qualified for the world, cannot even unite behind his team at the time where it risks imploding.

And Europe in all this Its nations meet in the final as in 2006, to proclaim the superiority of the old world in the field of the collective dream "Everyone's world", said Pirandello.