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A view of the Toronto stadium. | Photo Credit: Reuters The World Cup starts on Thursday (June 11, 2026), and FIFA is charging record prices at the 11 stadiums in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada. FIFA is using dynamic pricing and has repeatedly raised the prices since tickets first went…
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No showpiece event of a sport has lived up to its billing quite like the FIFA World Cup. The 2026 edition, which kicks off on Thursday, offers proof. With 48 teams and 104 matches, it is the biggest ever. With roughly one in four FIFA member nations qualifying, and six of the seven continents represented,…
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Mexico players have fun during a training session. | Photo Credit: Reuters The World Cup has a habit of redefining football’s hierarchy. New stars emerge, established powers fall and careers are forever defined by a handful of moments. As the tournament heads to North America for the first time since 1994, the game is at…
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A file image of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. | Photo Credit: AP The Trump administration is telling European nations to step up travel restrictions for people coming to the continent from Ebola-hit countries in Africa, hinting that failure to do so may result in increased U.S. regulations on travel from Europe, including for the…
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A pool devoid of big teams is set to be highly competitive, while Germany and The Netherlands are overwhelming favourites to top their groups. Group D (USA, Turkiye, Australia, Paraguay) The USA team is chasing the American dream. Competing on home soil in the global competition for the first time since 1994, the national side,…
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FIFA’s logo is seen in front of its headquarters in Zurich. | Photo Credit: Reuters FIFA announced on Friday (June 5, 2026) that it will now allow fans to bring their own water bottles to some stadiums during the FIFA World Cup, adjusting a policy that had barred spectators from bringing refillable water bottles into…
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Soccer fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport’s grandest stage, the FIFA World Cup. They’ll pack bars and fan zones, singing chants and debating who is going to win it all. This time, however, it’s different for some superfans, who say organizers have made this summer’s World…
The statement also said that FIFA is committed to protecting the health and safety of all players, referees, fans, volunteers, and staff. File | Photo Credit: AP FIFA has made a late change of policy to bar World Cup fans from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America including some…
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Brazil’s Cafu holds a unique record in World Cup history of having played in three consecutive finals i.e. (1994-2002) Published – June 05, 2026 05:07 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
FIFA’s logo is seen in front of its headquartersin Zurich, Switzerland. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FIFA’s on-field officials for the World Cup will insist on keeping matches moving by taking rule changes designed to limit time-wasting seriously, the sport’s governing body said on Sunday (May 31, 2026) with the start of the 48-team tournament…