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World Cup warm-up matches with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Peru in Puebla, Mexico. Mikel Oyarzabal opened
World Cup with Senegal, then I would step aside,” he said after a match in March. The statement was remarkable on two counts. First, that an African team is openly
World Cup matches in the United States, despite the football governing body’s Congress opening
World Cup in 2022, the Italian told his officials to be precise and add everything on to stoppage time. The opening matches
opening match, FIFA announced a new pre-game ceremony. Before every World Cup game kicks
World Cup opener with Senegal on 16 June in New Jersey, with further Group I matches
World Cup blows, having injured his shoulder before the 2018 edition in the Champions League final. He missed the Pharaohs’ opening game, but recovered for the remaining two group matches
match.” Still, De la Fuente said Spain’s view stretched beyond the opener. “If we have to take a risk, mate, we’ll take it in a World Cup
match against Iceland on June 9. Any significant injury to the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, though, would deal a huge blow to Argentina’s hopes of defending their World Cup crown. They open
World Cup draw on December 5, 2025. Later that month, Trump’s attendance at the US Open men’s tennis final delayed the start of the match
match days. The global body has repeatedly claimed that the “cumulative attendance record of 3.5 million” set at the 1994 edition of the World Cup, which was hosted by the US, is on course
World Cup, also extend to being priced out of the tournament. Haiti’s opening game will be their fourth appearance in Foxborough, including a draw and a defeat in the CONCACAF Gold Cup against
World Cup appearances:** 1 **2025-2026 club scoring stats:** Arsenal, 7 goals in 24 matches **Sweden scoring total:** 21 goals in 57 matches After missing half the season due to a knee injury sustained
matches will be played in the U.S.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3147x3147+787+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2Fa4%2F1499dc5e4405b7f40ffff6138605%2Fgettyimages-2277166562.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5835227/world-cup-2026-cities-training-base) ### [Soccer Edition](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-98388/2026-world-cup-north-america) ### [39 World Cup teams will be based in the U.S. Here's which squad will be closest
World Cup to Kansas City. [Take a listen.](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=fis-802242795-689fd39c3c96c68f73df8f9210141794:fis-802242795-689fd39c3c96c68f73df8f9210141794-enclosure-audio) **What to watch for this week** ⚽ **There are still tickets to the U.S. opening match
World Cup to Kansas City. [Take a listen.](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=fis-802242795-689fd39c3c96c68f73df8f9210141794:fis-802242795-689fd39c3c96c68f73df8f9210141794-enclosure-audio) ### **What to watch for this week** ⚽ **There are still tickets to the U.S. opening match
opening game against the Netherlands will be followed by matches against Tunisia in Monterrey, Mexico on June 20 and Sweden back in Arlington on June 25. ## Japan squad for World Cup
World Cup qualification on the back of a quarterfinal run in the Africa Cup of Nations. ![Leipzig's Ivorian forward #49 Yan Diomande celebrates scoring the opening goal during the German first division Bundesliga football
match Elsewhere, Iraq’s World Cup preparations suffered a blow as they lost 2-0 to Venezuela in their final warm-up friendly before the tournament in Bridgeville, Illinois, on Tuesday. Midfielder Cristian Casseres opened
World Cup hosts — in this case New York City and the state of New Jersey — were supposed to provide free transportation to matches. But in fall 2023, FIFA no longer required that, according to someone