The costs and challenges facing the 2026 World Cup
The World Cup officially kicked off this week - but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions.
The costs and challenges facing the 2026 World Cup
The World Cup officially kicked off this week - but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions. Grouped from 8 articles across 5 sources.
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An ideological tug-of-war: the pressures facing Iran’s World Cup squad in US
Flag bans, travel headaches and a religious regime video among bumps in road, as team prepares to be first to play in country with which it is at war Iran will present a major challenge to Fifa’s “football unites the world” slogan on Monday by becoming the first country in World Cup history to compete on the soil of a host nation with which it is at war . The national team’s opening match against New Zealand in Los Angeles will kick off amid continuing hostilities between Iran and the US that have intensified in recent days, as a fragile ceasefire has failed to hold and attempts at reaching a negotiated settlement have sputtered . Continue reading...
Video: What Iran’s football fans think about the World Cup
What’s it like supporting your team in a World Cup hosted by a country that’s at war with yours?
Iran World Cup captain reveals Mexico cartel robbery story
Iran's World Cup captain says he’s heard Mexican cartels love Iranians and revealed his own brush with an armed group.
Families of Mexico’s disappeared march in the capital as World Cup kicks off
Some groups tore down fences and clashed with security forces.
World Cup mania at Mexico’s Zocalo Square
Jubilant football fans at Mexico City’s Zocalo Square are ready for the World Cup Opener at the city’s centre.
Live: World Cup 2026 gets underway at the Azteca
The 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, with the opening ceremony followed by the hosts, Mexico taking on South Africa in the opening game. Follow live.
Who are Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez, Mexico’s World Cup goal scorers?
Mexico's two goal scorers were overcome with emotion as they took their team to a win in the World Cup's opening game.
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