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World Cup 2026: Mexico’s winning start; empty seats; USA and Canada enter fray; Endo’s Japan retirement – live
The latest news as co-hosts USA and Canada get their World Cup campaigns under way
With that, hereâs the second dayâs action kicking off. That closes todayâs news blog; back tomorrow for more.
double quotation markEternal infamy for Yaya Sithole, whose second-half red card was probably salvation after an all-timer in defensive calamity. The unsheathing of that red, and two others, made the Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio his own history. There was a lovely moment for Raúl Jiménez, too, as he got on the scoresheet before the Mexican fans booed their team for not piling on the agony for a South African side whose performance was so dreadful it left Quinton Fortune, Aaron Mokoena and Benni McCarthy, South African TV pundits, in speechless catatonia. âWhat do we say, what went wrong in this game?â asked the anchorman. Answer came there none.
Hosting the enemy: America's FIFA World Cup
FIFA President Gianni Infantino this week strenuously defended the decision to host the World Cup across three countries: The US, Canada and Mexico.
Even before kick-off time, the tournament was mired in controversy over ticket pricing, accommodation and transport arrangements, along with the decision to allow the Iranian team entry to the US despite an ongoing war.
Will the drama of the largest and most lucrative World Cup in history continue to extend beyond the football field?
Julian Quinones of Mexico celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Mexico and South Africa.(Getty Images: Hector Vivas)
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Why the economics make this the craziest World Cup ever
Football World Cups are rarely completely politics-free but never has the beautiful game navigated a geopolitical high-wire act of this kind. The main host is at war with a participant, whose team must commute in on match days from another country.
Add to that the quite astonishing coincidence of the US, Canada and Mexico, the three co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, being in the midst of an epic trade war. Indeed, in the period in between the opening ceremony at the Estadio Azteca, and the final in New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, the three will be renegotiating the USMCA, the North American free trade area.
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