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109 resultsfor “2026 World Cup host countries”

World

How the 1994 World Cup kicked off America's love affair with soccer

2026 seeing how big it's become." ### The challenges ahead Although this isn't the first time that the U.S. has hosted the World Cup, the upcoming tournament is expected to be vastly different

NPR Topics: NewsMay 9
World

Ahead of the World Cup, pressure to win and grow American soccer is on Tim Ream's mind

country, or that the men's team will always fall short. ![Tim Ream, playing for Charlotte FC, the Major League Soccer team in Charlotte, sees the 2026 World Cup as important to inspire

NPR Topics: NewsMay 25
World

Iran says US has revoked World Cup ticket allocation for their supporters

2026 World Cup … the United States has once again acted to obstruct the presence of Iranian supporters at the stadiums hosting the national team’s three group stage matches,” FFIRI said in a statement

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 9
World

World Cup host Mexico pledges security at tourist sites after shooting

host city of Guadalajara. ![INTERACTIVE-Football FIFA Teams that have qualified for the World Cup 2026-1776671102](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-Football-FIFA-Teams-that-have-qualified-for-the-World-Cup-2026-1776671102.png?quality=80) ## ‘An isolated incident’ On Tuesday, Sheinbaum acknowledged that the archaeological site lacked security filters

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 22
World

Ronaldo, Messi at World Cup: Who else is playing their final tournament?

hosted by his country, Mexico. Known for being a formidable figure in Mexico’s previous World Cup campaigns, Ochoa will retire at the end of the team’s run at the tournament. ![FILE PHOTO: Soccer

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 4
World

World Cup day 2: USA, Canada begin – schedule, predictions and how to watch

2026 World Cup, joining a list of players that includes Pele. Born in Colombia, the 29-year-old played for the country’s youth teams but never the senior Colombian side. After moving to Mexico

Al Jazeera EnglishYesterday
Conflicts

Mexico braces for celebrations, protests as World Cup opens amid tensions

country’s teachers’ union has toppled World Cup statues and blocked roads in an annual push for better working conditions. Families of Mexico’s more than 130,000 missing people have hung flyers of their

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 11
World

Who are Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez, Mexico’s opening match scorers?

2026, the host nation found a reason to celebrate as Julian Quinones scored the opening goal of the tournament to give [Mexico the lead against South Africa](/sports/2026/6/11/jimenez-and-quinones-net-as-mexico-beat-south-africa-in-world-cup-opener). The iconic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City

Al Jazeera EnglishYesterday
World

Wars, sanctions and punishments: Iraq's 40-year World Cup wait

2026 World Cup by beating Bolivia in Mexico, the location of their first ever appearance on the global stage back in 1986.** Karim Allawi was a player 40 years ago as the Lions of Mesopotamia

BBC NewsJun 2
World

Iran’s football team shows World Cup readiness with social media posts

host and President Donald Trump suggesting Team Melli’s players may not be safe if they travel to his country for the championship. However, recent statements by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Iranian football officials

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 5
World

Italian sports minister dismisses plan for Azzurri to replace Iran at 2026 World Cup

country to replace Iran at the [World Cup](https://www.theguardian.com/football/world-cup-football) as “not appropriate”, rejecting any idea that the *Azzurri* will be granted a last-minute berth at this summer’s tournament. On Wednesday

The Guardian WorldApr 23
Conflicts

US visa rejections, war on Iran keep fans away from World Cup

host nation of the largest sporting event in the world would launch a war on their country just months before the tournament began. For Amir Ghalenoei’s side, the joint US-Israel war was more

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 5
Business

Low US hotel bookings paint grim hospitality picture at the World Cup

country’s host status for world football’s centrepiece event, but he has also launched a wide-ranging crackdown on visas for visitors to the US. The Trump administration has assured FIFA that it will

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
World

What is tailgating, and has FIFA banned it at World Cup stadiums in the US?

host city public safety authorities in certain venues based on local regulations, and that additional fan information for all World Cup 2026 matches will be communicated in advance of the tournament. In an attempt

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 16
Politics

ACLU, Amnesty lead 120 rights groups issuing US World Cup ‘travel advisory’

2026 World Cup “will no doubt be one of the greatest and most spectacular events in the history of mankind, attracting millions of fans from around the world to eleven host cities across America”. “President

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 23
World

More than 1 in 3 World Cup matches face dangerous heat risk, NPR analysis finds

2026 World Cup. "They can also overheat and collapse," Mullan warns. "This has happened to people." Loading... In an email to NPR, a spokesperson for FIFA, the governing body for international soccer, wrote that

NPR Topics: NewsJun 4
World

Canada is ready to become a soccer nation as it hosts World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina

hosts World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina ![Canada head coach Jesse Marsch, left, with Stephen Eustaquio, speaks during a press conference, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Toronto, on the eve of the team's World

NPR Topics: NewsYesterday
World

Iran’s US-bound World Cup squad given public sendoff in Tehran

hosted a departure rally for its FIFA World Cup squad, witnessed by thousands of fans in Tehran’s Enqelab Square, amid concerns about ⁠the team travelling to the United States to compete. The players were

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 14
Business

The $13bn World Cup: how the numbers stack up on Fifa’s 2026 balance sheet

2026 balance sheet A World Cup that Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, billed at the draw last December as [“the greatest event that humanity has ever seen”](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/12/05/2026-world-cup-draw-trump-takes-center-stage-as-he-wins-inaugural-fifa-peace-prize_6748191_4.html) will certainly be the most

The Guardian WorldApr 30
Conflicts

U.S. launches second day of Iran strikes. And, World Cup facts to know before kickoff

2026 FIFA World Cup will kick off,** drawing billions of viewers to the world's biggest sporting event. Mexico will compete against South Africa in the opening match in Mexico City. The lead

NPR Topics: NewsJun 11
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