Everything You Need to Know About the World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, is set to be the most-watched and most controversial sports event in history, expanding to 48 teams and drawing billions of fans — but also sparking outrage over sky-high ticket prices and FIFA’s commercialization. It’s
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