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The World Cup's mental health boost | DW News

World Cups are about more than football. Psychologists say the shared experience of cheering, singing, and even suffering together can be good for your mental health.

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Well in Germany it must have been deteriorating two exists in early stages in last three world cups
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Nokia/Vodka connecting people. 😅
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The economy in all of europe is in shambles and migration has never been worse. This really isn't news worthy
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Until trump came & destroyed it
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Poor mental health if you see the Fifa corruption
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These whole sports stuff is a distraction from the real thing, wake up people
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Depressing
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bread and circus isn't good for the mental health
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@jon4843 From YouTube ↗ 8 Jul 2026 7
How much is connection and how much is distraction?
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The most pleasant surprise was that Trump didn't immediately unleash ICE on the tourists. Which I know it's crazy to say but it's the truth😅😅😅
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Amazing ❤
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It can disrupt the mental health as well when your team is not performing well
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After the corruption we’ve witnessed in the Argentina vs Egypt game I would argue my mental health is worse
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Algerian fans are amazing very social and civilized
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World Cup in the US is the antidote to US wanting to isolate itself from Europe.
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Lmao DW News was one of the main sources that had Europeans scared to come to America. Now they theyve been proven wrong theyre trying to twist this into a feel good story.
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They took away our third places. FIFA gave it back. It's not much, but it's better than nothing.
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