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FIFA has announced that over 1 million tickets have been sold for next year's World Cup. The tournament will be hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The 2026 World Cup group stage draw will take place on Friday, Dec. 5, at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. It will begin at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT, 5p.m. GMT) and will be attended by President Donald Trump, as well as FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The World Cup itself runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
PARIS (Reuters) -More than one million tickets for the 2026 World Cup have been sold following the conclusion of the Visa pre-sales phase, world football’s governing body FIFA said on Thursday. Fans from 212 countries and territories purchased tickets during the pre-sales period,
President Donald Trump threatened to "take away" Boston's 2026 FIFA World Cup matches if he feels there are "unsafe conditions" for fans in the area.
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England booked their spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of Latvia in qualifying on Tuesday.
Two new mini soccer pitches opened this week at Lummi Nation School. The pitches were built in collaboration with RAVE Foundation—the philanthropic arm of the Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC—and Seattle FIFA World Cup 26, the local organizing committee for next year’s World Cup soccer tournament.
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