[VOVWORLD] - Mexico, one of the three co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, kicked off the tournament with a 2-0 victory over South Africa at the legendary Azteca Stadium in a Group A match following the opening ceremony on Thursday.

[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially opened on Thursday at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium, treating billions of viewers around the world to a spectacle celebrating Mexican culture and marking the start of the largest tournament in football history.

[VOVWORLD] - New York City and FIFA on Wednesday jointly launched the “NYNJ World Cup Concierge”, an official digital guide designed to help soccer fans and local residents navigate throughout the tournament. The World Cup Concierge is a multilingual artificial intelligence (AI) platform featuring an integrated map of New York City’s five boroughs and the state of New Jersey.

[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off with a ceremony at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Thursday, just before group A's opening match between co-host Mexico and South Africa.

[VOVWORLD] - Soccer fans looking to bring the party to World Cup games will have to go without vuvuzelas, ​with FIFA banning the plastic horns from venues ‌in the US, Canada and Mexico in its stadium code of conduct. 

[VOVWORLD] - Tickets for the US men's national team (USMNT) opening game against Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup 2026 have not yet sold out, despite there's only a few days left before the match.

[VOVWORLD] - In addition to the 48 nations that qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Vietnam is among the countries invited by the tournament’s Organizing Committee to participate in Aldea Global 2026 (Global Village 2026), an international cultural event taking place in Mexico from June 9-21.

[VOVWORLD] - This year’s edition of the World Cup will be FIFA's biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries, and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament.

[VOVWORLD] - US security agencies are stepping up preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, focusing on the growing threat posed by unauthorized drones.

[VOVWORLD] - World Cup 2026 qualification came to a close on Wednesday after Iraq edged Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff and became the 48th and final team to qualify for the tournament.