1934 World Cup Tapestries
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Description: The 1934 World Cup was a high-profile instance of a sporting event being used for overt political gain, much like the Berlin Olympics two years later. Benito Mussolini was keen to use this World Cup as a means of promoting fascism, and there were accusations of bribery, corruption and meddling in the Italian team's matches by Mussolini himself
