Category: 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Larry Berg will become the next Major League Soccer commissioner on January 1, 2027. Photo courtesy of MLS

Larry Berg to Become New MLS Commissioner

For the first time in 27 years, Major League Soccer has a new commissioner. The league has named Larry Berg to the top role, succeeding longtime leader Don Garber. Berg is no stranger to the league, serving as co-managing owner of Los Angeles Football Club and co-chair of Major League Soccer’s Sporting and Competition Committee. […]

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A fan waves a flag at a Kansas City Fan Festival during a match between the United States and Australia (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

The Record-Breaking Numbers Behind the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Before the 2026 FIFA World Cup officially got underway on June 11, it was already guaranteed to be a record-setting affair — as this would be the first edition of the event in its 96-year history to feature three host countries, 16 host cities and 48 national teams competing, with 32 advancing to the knockout […]

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Spanish fans meeting players at Baylor School's public training session (Credit: A Owens Photography)

Rocky Top World Cup: Chattanooga, Tennessee’s Role in Spain’s Triumph

Spain won its second FIFA Men’s World Cup on July 19, beating Argentina 1-0 in the final. Now holding concurrent world and European titles, it was a historic moment for La Roja, but it was not only the Spanish team and its fans across the Atlantic who were raising a glass in celebration. Eight hundred […]

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Spain's Ferran Torres (7) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

World Cup Cities Dish on Lessons Learned

Was the World Cup worth it? When a panel of CVB leaders gathered last week at Destinations International’s annual convention in Portland, Oregon, to discuss the matter, the general consensus was yes. But would they do things different? In many cases, the general consensus was yes as well. The panel, held at the Oregon Convention […]

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More than 6.6 million fans attended this year's World Cup. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

FIFA Hit by German Court Injunction over World Cup Ticketing Practices

A few days before the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, FIFA was hit with an injunction by a court in Germany relating to its ticketing prices during the international soccer tournament. According to The Guardian, the court in Frankfurt ordered soccer’s global governing body to “stop facilitating […]

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Spain's captain Rodri lifts the FIFA World Cup trophy in New Jersey (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The 2026 FIFA World Cup’s Defining Legacy: Host City Highlights

The biggest FIFA World Cup in history is over, and it was, in many ways, the most remarkable in history, one that rewrote the record book: 16 host cities across three countries; 104 matches; 308 goals; and 6,810,966 fans. Much of that is due, of course, to the competition’s expansion from 32 national teams to […]

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Fans at the Ecuador vs. Germany World Cup match at New York New Jersey Stadium (AP Photo/Stephen K.H. Moyes)

2026 FIFA World Cup Final Preview: One Step from Glory

The 23rd FIFA World Cup has reached its crescendo. And now, just two teams remain in contention to claim international soccer’s ultimate prize this Sunday at New York New Jersey Stadium: Spain and Argentina. For Spain, it is a return to the FIFA World Cup Final 16 years after securing their first Jules Rimet trophy […]

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The FIFA World Cup Trophy (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

2026 FIFA World Cup Tracker: All The Key Updates

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States — the first World Cup to feature 48 teams and span three host nations — is fast approaching. The entire lineup of 48 qualified national teams and the match schedule have now been confirmed and the planning stages are reaching their conclusion. But […]

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The Atlanta Stadium before England vs. DR Congo (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

World Cup Latest Chance for Atlanta to Stake Claim as Championship City, USA

Four years ago this summer, a clock was installed in the lobby of the Atlanta Sports Council’s headquarters at 191 Peachtree Tower, a 50-story skyscraper in the heart of the city. It was not meant to tell what time it was, but rather to countdown to a time certain: the start of the FIFA World […]

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No. 1-ranked France enters the semifinals with the benefit of majestic goal scorer Kylian Mbappe and a friendly schedule that has seen Les Bleus play in the northeast corridor of the U.S. — until now. (AP Foto/Steven Senne)

100 Games Down, Four to Go: The Road to the FIFA World Cup Semi-Finals

After 100 matches over the last month across Canada, Mexico and the United States, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is down to just four teams: France, Spain, Argentina and England. Perhaps not coincidentally, those also happen to be the top four teams in the FIFA World Rankings. Notably, each of those nations has also all […]

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