El Salvador Plays at Home in the United States

<p>Salvadoran soccer has always been a window into the national pride of a tiny country, and into the memory, unity, and hope of those who live abroad. But the current team, stacked with young players born in the United States, the children of decades of migration during and after the armed conflict, connects in a different way with the contradictions of Salvadoran identity and sparks new debates for a fanbase that often crosses borders to watch its team play. It's a team that for four decades hasn't managed to qualify for the World Cup, but one that continues to patch together the dreams of those who stayed, those who left, those who want to leave, and those who, at the invitation to suit up in the La Selecta blue, come home for the first time.</p> <p><a href="/es/202111/ef_foto/25833/Postales-de-un-equipo-que-une-dos-pa%C3%ADses.htm"><em>Leer en español</em></a></p>

Víctor Peña