Events and Attractions

Canada and the U.S. on Friday will hold their FIFA World Cup opening ceremonies with Toronto and Inglewood, Calif., set to host. The performers in Canada include Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Elyanna, Jessie Reyez, Michael Bublé, Nora Fatehi, Sanjoy, Vegedream, and William Prince. The performers...

Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 on Thursday in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup in front of 80,824 fans at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Mexico Fs Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored the two goals to secure Mexico its first opening match victory. Mexico coach Javier Aguirre said, “[It w...

FIFA reported an attendance of 44,985 for Thursday’s World Cup ​match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in ‌at Guadalajara Stadium (Estadio Akron,) but “swathes of empty seats around the stadium renewed concerns over ticket pricing and demand for the expanded tournament.” While more than ​8...

Around 350 tickets remain in FIFA’s primary inventory and about 2,500 are available on the secondary market for the USMNT’s World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday, according to TicketData.com.

With 48 teams, 36 base camps and 11 stadiums, FBI Director ‌Kash Patel said the World Cup, which kicked off Thursday, is “probably the biggest lift in FBI history,” according to Jana Winter of REUTERS. Patel, in an interview in late May, talked about the agency’s “extensive preparation for the world...

Of the 24 pre-World Cup friendlies played in the U.S., 11 games topped more than 24,000 fans in announced attendance, including both USMNT games. Argentina, with Lionel Messi, had the two most-attended games, playing in college football stadiums at Texas A&M against Honduras (91,102) and at Aubu...

Mexico and South Africa opened the 2026 World Cup Thursday afternoon at Mexico City Stadium. Fox analyst Landon Donovan said, “This place was packed three hours before the game. When we arrived at 7am, there were thousands and thousands of people waiting to get in. Mexico has been waiting for this m...

Twenty-one U.S. cities signed a letter, intended to be sent to U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson, which warned that they “would not be prepared to sign” for the 2031 Women’s World Cup bid “without ‘meaningful negotiation of key terms,’” according to Adam Crafton of THE ATHLETIC. The letter made clear that “...

The FIFA World Cup has been hyped as “the greatest show on earth,” but for the 2026 edition, by far the biggest in the competition’s 96-year history, even that “grandiose billing is nothing like bombastic enough,” according to Oliver Kay of THE ATHLETIC. There is “no escaping the cultural and econom...

Revolution owner Robert Kraft was a “central figure” in Boston’s bid to become a host city, and he sees the World Cup as “less a short-term payday than a long-term play” to boost MLS, where he holds a major stake, according to Platoff & Nanos of the BOSTON GLOBE. With a new stadium for the Revol...