Bigger Than Dominoes: Abkhazia Pins Hopes On Soccer Cup For Outsiders

Shunned by FIFA and dogged by infighting, would-be states and other groupings with uncertain status are holding a soccer “world cup” in breakaway Abkhazia. A colorful opening ceremony on May 28 kicks off what may be the biggest international event in the isolated Black Sea region since a dominoes championship in 2011.

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