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2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2175x1450+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2Fe6%2Fa392f99748698e7e8f3a4c772036%2Fap26110785005303.jpg) Eduardo Verdugo/AP MEXICO CITY — Mexico's government said it was beefing up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside of Mexico City less than
2026 World Cup tickets bought by fans who are now unable to enter the United States because of Ebola-related travel restrictions.** The Leopards are returning to football's biggest stage for the first time
2026”. She referred to a previously announced programme to fast-track visa processing for the World Cup. The administration had also previously waived the bond requirements for “qualifying team members, including players, coaches, and support
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
2026, Artan received the ultimate accolade which should have been the pinnacle of his career. "Every referee's ambition is to go to the World Cup," [Artan told BBC Somali](/news/articles/c8j27zkp94zo) in an interview last
2026 FIFA World Cup soccer matches in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP26132088567910-1780905503.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) The Arrowhead Stadium, rebranded as Kansas City Stadium, will host World Cup games [Charlie Riedel/AP] ## What security measures
country for those on their way to more famous locales. That perspective is about to change as this summer, the attention of the sporting world lands on Kansas City, along with hundreds of thousands
2026 tournament in North America. Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi, who was only hired in March, drew heavily on the country’s diaspora in Europe, where the majority of the 26 players he selected were born
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
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
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
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