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TOC Guide To World Cup 2026
Get ready for the biggest soccer tournament ever
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World Cup 2026: Switzerland and Canada Set for Group B Showdown
World Cup 2026: Switzerland and Canada Set for Group B Showdown
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The 2026 Host Pressure Pattern Across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, but each nation faces a unique set of pressures and expectations.
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Reuters
Soccer-More oldies than ever at World Cup as over-40s rock on
By Mark Gleeson June 9 (Reuters) - In a sport where youth is a highly prized commodity, the World Cup starting this week offers evidence you cannot keep a good man down.
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Reuters
Soccer-World Cup waterbreaks offer lucrative opportunity for broadcasters
By Streisand Neto LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - With hot weather due and memories fresh of the scorching 2025 Club World Cup, FIFA has for the first time mandated three-minute hydration breaks in each half for all 104 matches of the World Cup starting this week in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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SB Nation
Transfer Radar: Positive negotiations between Frankfurt, Bayern Munich for Nathaniel Brown
Frankfurt and FC Bayern’s negotiations for Nathaniel Brown are going swimmingly
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Why Chalk Brackets Rarely Win the Soccer Cup Pool
Picking all the favorites in a soccer tournament bracket is a common losing strategy. Here’s why upsets are so common in the beautiful game.
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Sportico
Goodbye, Cruel World Cup: Why 3 Big Cities Said No to FIFA
In Montreal, they’re not preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Canadian tourism officials are basking in the glow of another successful Formula 1 race last month and getting set for the city’s summer jazz festival—the world’s largest—all while commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Summer Olympics, culminating in The Great Nadia Gathering, where […]
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Canada's Moise Bombito to Miss World Cup Due to Leg Injury
Canada's Moise Bombito to Miss World Cup Due to Leg Injury
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SB Nation
2026 World Cup: Group J Preview
Lionel Messi and the reigning champions are here in Group J. Argentina is here, and it looks like they got a pretty favorable group. Austria has not been to the World Cup since 1998, Jordan has never been, and Algeria has a couple of big names but doesn’t strike fear into the heart. Let’s take […]
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USA Today
This San Francisco World Cup game has some of the tournament's cheapest tickets
Be there when Switzerland faces Qatar in a World Cup Group B matchup on Saturday, June 13
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SB Nation
A Dortmund-Themed Guide to the 2026 World Cup
The World Cup is upon us! For all of my non-stop poo-pooing of the tournament, that all-too familiar World Cup fever is nevertheless beginning to creep into my bones. I am 100% excited for it and I’m going to watch as much of it as I can. I suppose that is the magic of football, […]
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