World Cup 2026: Joy, Fear and the Tournament’s Two Faces
As New York dances and Mexico qualifies, cartel violence keeps millions watching indoors. María Castellano on the World Cup’s uncomfortable contradictions.
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Mexico City’s World Cup: Protest, Politics and Football’s Biggest Stage
Mexico City hosts the World Cup for a record third time, but protests, Trump’s shadow and muted local optimism threaten to overshadow the football itself.
World Cup 2026: Five Stories Defining the Tournament Before a Ball Is Kicked
Iran’s visa crisis, England’s heat prep, Potter’s Sweden, and an opening ceremony in Mexico City — the World Cup 2026 narratives that matter most.
Guadalajara World Cup 2026: The People Being Moved Out
Ten days before the Guadalajara World Cup 2026 opener, the city is being scrubbed clean. New paving, repainted facades, widened avenues, a remodelled Historic Center. And, activists say, something else: the quiet removal of the people who do not fit the picture FIFA’s cameras will broadcast to the world. Street musicians, windshield washers, informal vendors … Read more
