Mainstream media at the World Cup is holding teams from Africa and the Middle East to a different standard to those from the West. Former late night TV host Trevor Noah broke down the difference in treatment on his YouTube channel, asking why teams like Iran and DR Congo must “answer for the questions that their governments are not answering — but then European teams just get to, like, chill?” He added: “They don’t ask this of any of the American players, right?”

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