Global football, written sharply
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
Iran’s players open up on competing in the US amid conflict, while FIFA bans water bottles in summer heat. A look at the pressures shaping World Cup 2026.
With the tournament days away, FIFA has handed every supporter heading to a match a small but genuinely consequential headache. The World Cup 2026 water bottle ban a last-minute change to the stadium code of conduct that took effect this week, means fans can no longer carry a reusable bottle through the gates, even an … Read more
The NJ Transit World Cup train was supposed to be the smart way into MetLife Stadium this summer: leave the car at home, skip the Meadowlands parking scrum, and ride the rails to eight World Cup 2026 matches. Instead, it has become the tournament’s first great fan-revolt over money. After three public price cuts dragged … Read more
A new IFAB rule means fouls before kick-off will now face VAR review at World Cup 2026. What changes, what stays the same, and who might suffer most.
Why FIFA strips every sponsor name from World Cup 2026 venues — and the one stadium that beat the rule.
Iran omit Sardar Azmoun from their World Cup 2026 squad amid political tensions, as IFAB rule changes ban goalkeeper timeouts and reshape the tournament.
Free Fan Festival tickets vanish in hours and the backup is paid. Per-city rules and alternatives when the World Cup 2026 Fan Festival sells out.
20M entered FIFA lottery, 19.7M missed out — and a fraud industry of 4,300 fake FIFA sites is harvesting them. Inside the World Cup 2026 scam wave.
Vancouver and Seattle beat the glamour names. Why the best World Cup 2026 host city for fans is the walkable one, not the most famous one.
