text: was the threat of racism overplayed prior to the world cup? before the tournament started we heard various stories on the possible threat to blacks during the world cup.but the african teams and fans came and have left the world cup without any issue.so was the racism card overplayed? even if they're only few   racism should always be addressed is not a secret there are racist fan mostly in european soil it should be a shame not to addressed or prevented in any level  or sport were there is a threat