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Former FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter has stressed that FIFA must uphold the core principles governing World Cup host nations, including ensuring security and allowing unrestricted entry for all qualified participants.
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Four-time world champions Italy failed to qualify for Russia 2018, Qatar 2022 and now North America 2026
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Global music stars Shakira and Burna Boy delivered a high-energy performance of “Dai Dai” during the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, thrilling fans with a vibrant display of music and dance.
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After four years of anticipation laced with anxiety and speculations over political upheavals around the world, CHRISTIAN OKPARA reports that the 2026 World Cup is kicking off today as one of the most controversial in the recent history of the
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Super Eagles legend, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha holds the record for the most successful dribbles in a single World Cup game
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Iran’s football federation expects FIFA to facilitate multiple-entry visas for the United States for the Iranian national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup, its president said in a video broadcast by Iranian media Thursday. “FIFA is expected to deliver a multiple-entry visa so that the players can enter (the United States) and return (to […]
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One in four 2026 World Cup games could take place in very hot conditions as climate change has increased the risk of extreme heat in North America since the US hosted the 1994 tournament, researchers warned Thursday.
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FIFA announced on Wednesday it had extended Gianluca Prestianni’s suspension worldwide after the Benfica winger was originally banned by European football’s governing body UEFA.
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“If some people put on the resale market, some tickets for the final at $2 million, number one it doesn’t mean that the tickets cost $2 million,” Infantino said.
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Football’s power brokers meet in Vancouver on Thursday as FIFA convenes its 76th Congress, a high‑stakes gathering less than two months before the biggest World Cup ever opens across Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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