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A World Cup guide for new football fans

Canada and the United States. The opening match will be played in Mexico City on 11 June

The World Cup is bigger than ever - and BBC Sport has an app to match

Canada and Mexico.** The BBC is home to the best coverage of the competition and we're going

Fifa 'risking player safety' over heat at World Cup - scientists

Canada and Mexico, with researchers warning temperatures at 14 of the 16 stadiums being used

39 World Cup teams will be based in the U.S. Here's which squad will be closest to you

Canada** and **Panama** will train in Canada, while **Colombia**, **South Korea**, **Mexico**, **South Africa**, **Uruguay

FIFA holds ‘positive’ talks with Iranian football officials on World Cup

Canada for the FIFA Congress in Vancouver this month. [An FFIRI delegation led by Taj](/sports/2026/4/30/iran-football-officials-to-miss-fifa-congress-over-mistreatment-in-canada

Amid US-Israel war on Iran, Arizona awaits Iranian team before World Cup

Canada next month. “We’re just excited to host them here, and we’re going

‘Dangerous escalation’: World condemns Iran after attacks on UAE

Canada The office of Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a post on X that

Sailors from doomed Arctic mission with no survivors identified by DNA

Canada. And previously unseen artefacts from the wreck - including a bowl and a boot worn

Trumps says Iran can play at World Cup in US after FIFA confirmation

Canada, Mexico and the United States has been shrouded in uncertainty since the eruption of the US-Israel

Palestinian football body appeals FIFA ruling on Israel at top sports court

Canada for the FIFA Congress, which will take place on Thursday. She said she received

Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries

Canada](https://www.theguardian.com/world/canada).. This week, ahead of a key ice hockey match between two US teams

Ranking the World Cup 2026 groups: Which teams are favourites to progress?

Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland** This group has an average FIFA ranking of 42, the lowest

Canada introduces bill to ban social media for children under 16

Canada introduces bill to ban social media for children under 16 The Canadian government has introduced

Altman apologizes after OpenAI failed to alert police before fatal Canada shooting

Canada shooting The head of [OpenAI](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/openai) has written a letter apologizing that

Canada confirms first hantavirus case in isolation in British Columbia

Canada confirms first hantavirus case in isolation in British Columbia Canadian officials said oon Saturday

Russell & Antonelli 'both lucky not to crash' in Canada sprint battle

Canada sprint battle **Kimi Antonelli says he and Mercedes team-mate George Russell "were both

Russell edges Antonelli to take pole in Canada

Canada **George Russell beat Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to pole position for the Canadian

Antonelli quickest in Canada practice as Albon collides with groundhog

Canada practice as Albon collides with groundhog **Kimi Antonelli led George Russell to a Mercedes

D-Day in Spygate case: What's at stake and what could happen?

Canada were found guilty of spying on New Zealand using a drone. Fifa docked six points

Xi basks in spotlight as he hosts Putin days after Trump

Canada and the UK - all key US allies. World leaders, including those from Canada, the UK and Germany