World Cup nears kickoff after pre-tournament turbulence
The 2026 World Cup gets underway on Thursday, with FIFA hoping soccer can rise above anger over prices, political tensions and the shadow of war.
World Cup Preparations Intensify
- Trump’s World Cup has turned the beautiful game ugly The i Paper —
- Climate cost of expanded World Cup under scrutiny as emissions set to soar The Straits Times —
- Climate cost of expanded World Cup under scrutiny as emissions set to soar The Straits Times —
- Mundial de Futbol aportará hasta 41 mil mdd a economía global: UBS La Jornada —
- FIFA accused of environmental negligence as extent of 2026 World Cup pollution becomes clear Mirror —