Events and Attractions

Iran’s treatment during the World Cup is making the team’s performance “more impressive -- while bringing into question the future of a tournament that purports to be apolitical,” according to Mirjam Swanson of the L.A. TIMES. After Sunday’s 0-0 draw against Belgium, the world’s No. 10-ranked team, ...

President Trump is “unlikely to show up” to World Cup matches before the final in New Jersey on July 19, where “he is expected to present the trophy,” according to Mendick & Morgan of the London TELEGRAPH. Sources said that it is “possible he will put in an appearance before that,” but only if t...

BLOOMBERG NEWS’ Nicolle, Boudway & Silverman reported more than $5B has been traded on the World Cup across Polymarket’s international exchange and U.S.-regulated Kalshi Inc. in 2026. The boom has produced “multimillion-dollar winners and some painful losses, including a bet-gone-wrong on Belgiu...

Atlanta World Cup officials on Monday announced that the city’s official fan festival is “adding an extra day,” according to ATLANTA NEWS FIRST. The festival will now be open on Thursday so fans can watch the USMNT face Turkey in the group stage’s closeout match. So far, “more than 250,000 people ha...

Nearly 55,000 people visited the FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia on Friday, by far the highest single-day attendance figure for any of the 13 official public World Cup viewing spaces across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The record turnout coincided with the city hosting a group stage match between ...

The condition of the playing surface at N.Y. N.J. Stadium for the World Cup “is already raising concerns” following a “fair amount of criticism” from players and on social media from fans, according to Melanie Anzidei of THE ATHLETIC. The pitch quality has been a “lingering concern” dating back to l...

There has been plenty of anticipation surrounding every World Cup game featuring Argentina and F Lionel Messi, and get-in prices for Monday’s match in Dallas reflect the hype. Argentina-Austria get-in prices sit at $2,494 as of Monday morning, a 5% decrease over the past three days but a 27% increas...

Driver Corey Heim “passed teammate and points leader Tyler Reddick on the third-to-last lap then won just ahead of Bubba Wallace” to give 23XI Racing its first 1-2 finish ever at the inaugural Anduril 250 on Naval Base Coronado Sunday. Heim scored his first NASCAR Cup victory in just his 13th start ...

As part of its longstanding technology sponsorship with the All England Lawn Tennis Club, IBM has developed multiple new, artificial intelligence-powered features to be used in Wimbledon’s app and website during the 2026 edition of the tournament. Fan-facing elements include a new feature called “Ke...

Wyndham Clark hung on to win the U.S. Open Sunday at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, becoming just the ninth “true wire-to-wire winner” in the championship’s history. He finished at 4-under for the week, topping Sam Burns by one. Given the fact that Clark had played so well -- and is an American -- “it ...