Phnom Penh: As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway, Prime Minister Hun Sen has used the term “football geography” as poor countries that have participated in the tournament have gradually seen off rich countries.
By using the term “football geography,” Samdech Techo explained that a few days ago, he talked about “round football” after the previous match and last night, he should start talking about “football geography,” which is completely different from political geography.
In the past, Samdech used to say that in the world, international standards are only in one field of sport.
Through social media, Samdech Techo continued to explain that through the 2026 World Cup, it is observed that the geography of football is changing dramatically through the presence of sports teams from countries with small populations and developing countries. The increasing presence of poor and underpopulated countries shows that football does not discriminate between rich and poor countries, large and small, which is a “football geography” that is completely different from the geopolitical geography in which the world is currently in chaos.
Samdech Techo also said that Football teams from poor countries have helped to send teams from rich countries back to their home countries, from the qualifying round to the round of 32, and if they fail to win, it will cause concern to rich countries when football teams from poor countries score goals.
Samdech Techo emphasized that according to the changes in football geography, poor countries with fewer people will definitely win the World Cup someday.
Samdech Techo stated, “I don’t know if anyone in the world has ever used the term football geography? But for me, the South, South opportunity is coming for all developing countries.”
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