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host the match [cancelled it](/sports/2026/6/2/spain-bans-dr-congo-world-cup-warm-up-due-to-ebola-fears) on Tuesday over health concerns regarding the Ebola outbreak in the African country. “I have signed the decree banning the holding of the June 9 match between the Democratic
2026 World Cup in recent days has been insignificant.** "Just, you know, chill, relax," Infantino told a news conference at the Azteca Stadium on the eve of Thursday's opening match between Mexico and South
hosts first game against Paraguay, Sid Lowe sat down with head US coach Mauricio Pochettino. [They discuss his strange path](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/10/mauricio-pochettino-no-one-sees-the-usa-as-a-contender-but-why-not) to managing the US – and how far the former Tottenham manager
host cities in the U.S. With a record 48 teams and a whopping 1,248 players, there's an endless number of facts and figures about the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But don't worry
country will cohost this year’s World Cup with Canada and Mexico. “We [the NFF] want to see it [the FIFA peace prize] abolished. We don’t think it’s part of FIFA’s mandate
host them here, and we’re going to give them a positive experience,” Sarah Hanna, director of the Kino Sports Complex, where the team will train, told the AFP news agency. Grass is being watered
2026 Fifa [World Cup](https://www.theguardian.com/football/world-cup-football) because he has not been issued a visa. Jibril Rajoub went to the opening match between [Mexico and South Africa](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/12/world-cup-2026-opening-ceremony-review-shakira-burna-boy-mexico) in Mexico City on Thursday
country on football’s biggest stages. The East African newspaper, The Eastleigh Voice, [described](https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/football/11153/omar-abdulkadir-artan-makes-history-as-first-somalia-referee-at-africa-cup-of-nations) his presence at the AFCON as a “groundbreaking moment for Somali football” when he became the first Somali
2026 World Cup, Sportswashing and the FIFA Greed Machine. "On one hand, it has more teams than ever participating. On the other hand, because of the policies of the Trump administration, it looks more like
2026 World Cup kicks off, many questions remain unanswered about match tickets.** Fifa promised the event would be sold out, but there are thousands of tickets available for sale across several platforms. BBC Sport
hosts the men's football World Cup. The shooting came less than two months after masked gunmen from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel unleashed a wave of violence, sowing fear across the country following
Fifa World Cup trophy](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/3840/cpsprodpb/f015/live/d2e52270-2c4a-11f1-934f-036468834728.jpg)Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Argentina beat France in the final of the 2022 World Cup ## Who will win the World Cup? **Alan Shearer:** France, but there
2026 men’s World Cup finals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented United States President Donald Trump with the [inaugural FIFA Peace Prize](/news/2025/12/6/trump-wins-fifas-new-peace-prize). “This is what we want
2026 World Cup is here and bigger than ever as 48 nations compete for the biggest prize in football in the United States, Canada and Mexico.** The BBC is home to the best coverage
countries – more than the UN – to be played and organised,” he said at the CNBC Invest in America Forum in Washington, DC, on April 15. “Three quarters of them would probably not be able
host nation, a situation that is unique in the tournament’s history. The United States-Israel war on Iran began on February 28, and there has been an uneasy ceasefire in place since April
2026. (Rachel Wisniewski for NPR) **Rachel Wisniewski for NPR** Rachel Wisniewski for NPR [*What's Eating America*](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-120006/whats-eating-america) *is a special series exploring the intersection of food and the economy.* School districts
hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on the South Lawn on Flag Day and his 80th birthday, June 14, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration
2026 Fifa World Cup, but what about the next wave of talent?** A record 1,248 players can feature in the USA, Canada and Mexico and, while there are few total unknowns, 891 of them
2026, are the 10 we think have been the best: ## 10. Zinedine Zidane One of the greatest and most controversial players of the game, Zidane won the 1998 World Cup for France at home, scoring