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The World Cup is the most prestigious competition in football.It takes place every four years to senior international teams, with modern tournaments being made up of 32 teams from across the world,
Al Jazeera breaks down the key talking points ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 which kicks off next week.
Brazil, the most successful FIFA World Cups, faces pressure to secure a sixth win The iconic yellow jersey symbolizes both pride and burden.
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Darren Bazeley on New Zealand, the World Cup and managing the minnows: ‘We want to create history’
The All Whites head coach has taken a team to an Olympics, the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups, and now the senior men's tournament
The 2026 World Cup is almost upon us. In just over a week, the time for talking will stop, and teams will have to prove their credentials with their performances on the pitch in North America.
This year's World Cup tournament is a unique cultural and financial phenomenon, expected to generate $40.9 billion in global GDP and $17.2 billion in the U.S.
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After 96 years and 23 editions, Tunisia vs Japan in Monterrey, Mexico ...