New Delhi, June 12 -- Just as the Fifa World Cup hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada kicks off, US President Donald Trump has said he may not renew a trade pact between the three that he'd sponsored in 2018. By his claim, America doesn't need anything from its neighbours.

This makes it less likely that Trump, Mexico's leader Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada's Mark Carney will watch the final match together on 19 July at a stadium near New York City. But if football conspires with goodwill to make that happen, here's what Sheinbaum and Carney could volubly marvel at.

First, teamwork: it's the essential enabler of goals. Second, skill diversity: left- or right-footed, dribblers or long-shot-landers, it takes all kinds to weave magic. Third, a...