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The most fitting World Cup opening match imaginable

What can be the perfect opening match in a World Cup tournament marked by such ponderous build-up and insatiable greed in an era which has become synonymous with maximisation of attention-grabbing tactics to the active detriment of the…

Mexico 2-0 South Africa: World Cup 2026 Kicks Off

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally here. Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, football's most storied amphitheatre, opened the tournament's first match on home soil in forty years with a ceremony that mixed spectacle with symbolism — and a match…

2026 World Cup: The 16 Cities hosting the tournament

The 2026 World Cup will not belong to one country. For the first time, three nations share it. The United States, Mexico and Canada will stage the tournament across 16 cities. Eleven sit in the USA, three in Mexico and two in Canada.…

2026 FIFA World Cup: Every Squad in Full

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on 11 June and runs through to 19 July, with 48 teams competing across the United States, Canada and Mexico for the first time. Each nation has registered a 26-man squad ahead of FIFA's 2 June submission…

Unsung Heroes in World Cups: Tostao | 1970 Mexico

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was held in Mexico. It was the first World Cup to be televised in colour, staged outside of Europe or South America, and allowed for in-match substitutions. Red and yellow cards were introduced for the first time in…