Featuring a star-studded opening ceremony Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin He kicked off the 2026 World Cup in front of more than 80,000 people at the renovated Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Mexico opened the 48-team tournament against South Africa as protests and social tensions began to rise in the capital. The opening ceremony…
FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Welcome to our live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony and the opening match of the tournament between Mexico and South Africa. Football’s biggest event returns with a historic edition that will redefine the World Cup. For the first time, 48 teams will compete…
2026 FIFA World Cup (ANI Photo) FIFA World Cup 2026 is not just another edition of football’s greatest spectacle. This is a tournament built on never-before-seen numbers.Forty-eight teams. Three host countries. Sixteen stadiums. One hundred and four matches in 39 days. A record 1,248 players are representing 449 clubs from 71 countries. Cristiano Ronaldo And…
Hardik Pandya (AFP Photo) New Delhi: Former Indian batsman… Suresh Raina It has emphasized the need to develop a reliable backup for India. Hardik Pandya Ahead of the next ODI World Cup, pointing to the all-rounder’s repeated fitness issues.“Hardik Pandya has had several injury setbacks, which is a concern. Until the next ODI World Cup,…
Shakira preparing for the opening ceremony of the FIFA 2026 World Cup Shakirathis time leading the 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, is all set to start the matches in a matter of hours. The singer recently took to her social media account to share some behind-the-scenes footage of her preparing for the opening ceremony, and…
New Delhi: The hours of waiting are finally over. When Mexico kicks off 2026 against South Africa on June 11 at the iconic Estadio Azteca FIFA World Cupthey will do so in front of one. Football The world has been holding its breath for four years after Lionel Messi and Argentina’s spectacular victory in Qatar.It…
Cristiano Ronaldo misses easy chances (Screengrab) Portugal wrapped up their FIFA World Cup preparations with a 2-1 win over Nigeria in a friendly, but it wasn’t the best evening for Syria. Cristiano Ronaldo.The experienced forward had several good scoring chances but failed to find the net. RonaldoThe men’s international goalscoring record holder with 143 was…
Omar Orton and FIFA President Gianni Infantino During a press conference on Wednesday ahead of the opening match of the expanded 48-team World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino addressed the case of Somali referee Omar Ertan. Artan was set to become the first Somali official to officiate at the World Cup. However, he was denied…
New Delhi: Argentina’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup were overshadowed by an alleged security breach that exposed the passport details of every player in the squad, including captain Lionel Messi.According to Reuters, the passport numbers appeared on an official team sheet distributed before Argentina’s friendly against Iceland in Alabama. The sensitive information was…
2026 FIFA World Cup (Getty Images) The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the biggest tournament in football history, featuring 48 teams, 104 matches and three host countries. It will also be the most profitable. FIFA has approved a record financial package worth $871 million for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico,…