The competence of competition can be traced back not only in human but all the way back prior to their existence from an evolutionary standpoint. It’s the essence of success in everything you see. We can look at it from football/soccer perspective (since the World Cup is starting within a week) the best teams consist of the best players and the best players are picked by comparison with other players. That’s how you get the best striker, playmaker, midfielder and so on. Yes Co-operation makes that team work best but only if it doesn’t consist of 11 strikers, but in fact a whole team with different roles and goals, however that team is created through players competing, players who make it to the team compete with other players on the same and the higher the level they compete at = higher demand for the position = players with the highest skills make the cut.

Spain, Brazil, Germany and France have their players competing at the Highest level (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City, United, Bayern Munchen etc...) and therefore they the best teams heading into the World Cup. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Tunisia compete at a lower level therefore they have less chances of winning. Meanwhile teams like my country Iraq haven’t made it to the tournament because of how low the level they play at as well as the players are picked due to who they know not what they do.

If we take Belgium for example a team that is also favorite going in, they weren’t close to the level they’re at now because of how low the level their individuals were competing at. Now they’re players are starting in teams like Man City, Chelsea, Spurs and others.

Simply put comptetion makes an individual better which makes the team/society better at producing.

Great post mate. I enjoyed reading it.