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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The United States and Canada play their first matches as hosts of the 2026 World Cup, with the Americans taking on Pa…
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The United States and Mexico had a dream start to a World Cup on their home soil. Canada’s first game wasn’t too bad, either. The Americans put an exclamation point on Friday’s action with a 4-1 win over Paraguay in Inglewood, California. The U.S. built a 3-0 lead by halftime and matched the biggest World Cup victory by an American squad. The World Cup gets into the meat of its schedule starting Saturday — highlighted by an intriguing matchup between Brazil and Morocco. There are at least four games scheduled each day until June 27.
Around the world, soccer fans are gathering in homes, stadium plazas, and public viewing venues to watch the World Cup and share in the excite…
Co-host Canada scores late to earn 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the first World Cup match ever played in Canada.
Shakira opens the World Cup as Mexico faces South Africa and South Korea takes on Czechia, in photos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A star-studded opening ceremony featuring Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin kicked off the 2026 World Cup before a crowd of m…
Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez helped Mexico make an exuberant start to the World Cup by scoring a goal each in a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match of the tournament. With a capacity crowd of 80,824 watching at the iconic Azteca Stadium, co-host Mexico started the largest World Cup tournament in history by getting goals in each half while three red cards were shown — two for South Africa and one for Mexico. Quiñones gave Mexico the lead in the ninth minute. Jiménez added the second goal on a header in 66th.
Mexico beats South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.