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How Kansas City wooed World Cup giants to its base camps: BBQ, padel, 'KC Kind'
When four unassuming Argentines settled in for breakfast at the Hotel Kansas City on Dec. 10, no one -- not even their hosts -- knew that this, a low-key visit to America's 38th-largest city, would incite a heavyweight battle for World Cup base camps.
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FIFA claim of a 'World Cup for everyone' doesn't align with immigrant soccer fans, like me
Soccer players running off of the ball on a dirt pitch in a Brooklyn NYC park Keith Getter
FIFA president Gianni Infantino and vice president Victor Montagliani gathered before a room full of journalists in Manhattan in the summer of 2022 to unveil the 16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup.
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Canada Soccer secures new rights deal with CSME before landmark home World Cup
With less than four months to go before Canada kicks off its 2026 World Cup campaign Toronto, Canada Soccer and Canadian Soccer Media and Entertainment (formerly known as Canadian Soccer Business) have announced a landscape-altering renewed partnership agreement.
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ICE at the 2026 World Cup: Explaining the agency's security role, fan concerns
U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the controversial government agency known as ICE, will play a "key part" in the 2026 World Cup's "overall security apparatus," its acting director said Tuesday.
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How NFL stadiums are transforming for the 2026 World Cup
SoFi Stadium in California will host World Cup games Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images
In the seven months between one American football season and the next, NFL stadiums are typically busy.
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World Cup ticket applicants surpasses 500 million
The number of soccer fans formally seeking a ticket to this year's World Cup is now approaching one billion.
Ross McCall, the FIFA World Cup 2026 Executive Director of Commercial Operations, told The California Post on Wednesday they've now officially received over 500 million applications for seats to games at this summer's event in North America -- and the demand does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
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Column | Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump's World Cup
President Donald Trump is presented with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize Dec. 5 by FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.
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Why a World Cup boycott is unlikely, and what it would take to organize one
As U. S. President Donald Trump threatened to take over Greenland, and as agents of his government shot and killed two protesters in Minneapolis, calls for a boycott of the 2026 World Cup, which the United States will co-host with Canada and Mexico, have crescendoed.
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Ex-FIFA prez backs call to 'stay away' from WC
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday backed calls for fans to "stay away" from FIFA World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad.
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Infantino: Resale will drive up WC ticket prices
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that many fans who have applied for tickets for the 2026 World Cup will be looking to sell them for profit on resale sites, thus driving up the cost of ticket prices for the summer event in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Infantino: Resale will drive up WC ticket prices
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that many fans who have applied for tickets for the 2026 World Cup will be looking to sell them for profit on resale sites, thus driving up the cost of ticket prices for the summer event in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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There Is a Massive Demand for World Cup Tickets and Savvy Resellers Could Be Big Winners
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- World Cup ticket prices are at exorbitant levels yet fans are still queueing up in their millions to attend soccer's biggest tournament.
