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2026 World Cup May Be Most Politically Fraught In Recent Memory
The USA’s political standing with the majority of the 45 qualifying nations who compete next year could be more fraught then ...
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US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and ’51st state’ talk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, ...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino hopeful on Russia return to football ‘soon’
Infantino said he was hoping for Russia's football return as this would signify that the war was over and "everything was ...
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With ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Cohost the 2026 World Cup?
The country has proven itself incapable of not abducting and imprisoning people entering it—boycotting US matches avoids ...
Global football boss Infantino hopeful of Russia return
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday he hoped Russia could rejoin the global football world soon, as it would ...
With the World Cup just over a year away, can it survive the acrimony over tariffs?
Seven years after a joint North American bid secured the 2026 World Cup, the political landscape has shifted dramatically, raising questions about the tournament's future.
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US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and ’51st state’ talk
if either Canada or Mexico withdrew” from the World Cup, he said, “the U.S. would pick up the games in a heartbeat.” Still, as the White House stance on tariffs and Russia’s war in Ukraine ...