The 2026 FIFA World Cup is upon us and with 48 teams set to compete in 104 total matches over the next six weeks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, it's also the biggest World Cup ever.

FIFA has noted that misting stations, fans, hydration stations and cooling tents would be available in "the stadium footprint".

AudioEye reports the 2026 World Cup will attract nearly 6 billion viewers, highlighting the critical need for improved digital accessibility for diverse users.

FIFA staff are working around the clock at the Tournament Operation Center in Coral Gables, Florida, monitoring weather, tracking flights and following social media.

For the first time since 1994, North America will host a FIFA World Cup. The teams have already flown in from across the world, setting up training camps in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, the host nations.

Here is United States' World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

FIFA canceled free World Cup tickets, which were obtained by about 60 fans in a website error, the international soccer governing body announced.

Premier League clubs are increasingly moving towards AI to filter out abusive content and FIFA too is planning to give all the World Cup teams access to the system which will allow them to do so.

A World Cup legend will be returning for the 2026 edition later this month after FIFA confirmed that music icon Shakira will be performing at the opening ceremony in Mexico. It would genuinely not be too much to say that the Colombian superstar etched her name into World Cup folklore with her song ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ for the 2010