Fifa chief Gianni Infantino and the US president, Donald Trump, have been at the centre of controversy during the World Cup. Annabelle Gordon / EPA

Has the World Cup been a soft power failure for the US?

A string of controversies look set to turn the tournament into a lesson in how soft power can fail.

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